Chione (Lirophora) hendersonii Dall 1903 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Belongs to Chione (Lirophora) according to E. M. Spieker 1922

See also Hanna and Israelsky 1925

Sister taxa: Chione (Lirophora) agraria, Lirophora (Lirophora), Lirophora (Panchione), Lirophora dalli, Lirophora holocyma, Lirophora hotelensis, Lirophora mariae, Lirophora parkeria, Lirophora vredenburgi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Miocene of Peru (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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