†Ameghinomya volckmanni Philippi 1887 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Invalid subtaxa: Chione volckmanni Philippi 1887 [replaced name], Venus volckmanni Philippi 1887 [replaced name]

Belongs to Ameghinomya according to D. Pérez et al. 2013

See also Frassinetti 2001

Sister taxa: Ameghinomya antiqua, Ameghinomya argentina, Ameghinomya camachoi, Ameghinomya chiloensis, Ameghinomya coquandi, Ameghinomya darwini, Ameghinomya meridionalis, Ameghinomya meridonalis

Type specimens:

  • Ameghinomya volckmanni: SGO-Pi 141, a shell (Articulated shell)
  • Chione volckmanni:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Chile (15 collections)

• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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