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Callista (Callista) chione

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea chione was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Callista (Callista) chione by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cytherea chione Linnaeus
1850Cytherea chione Wood p. 207
2007Callista (Callista) chione Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967
genusCallistaPoli 1791
subgenusCallistaPoli 1791
specieschione(Linnaeus 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) Callista chione (37351)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Callista chione (62882 62883)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Callista chione (178108 178110)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Callista chione (60288 60289 60291 60292 60312)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Callista chione (61896 61902 61903 61904)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy (Pordenone) Callista chione (37374)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Callista chione (73137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Israel Callista chione (99606)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Callista chione (77862 77863 77866 77868 77869 77871)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Callista chione (37365)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cytherea chione (84795)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Callista chione (86802)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Cytherea chione (84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Callista chione (86803)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Callista chione (97962)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Callista chione (128383)