Lirophora (Lirophora) chiriquiensis Olsson 1922

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Chione chiriquiensis

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309

Belongs to Lirophora (Lirophora) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Lirophora (Lirophora) alveata, Lirophora (Lirophora) carlottae, Lirophora (Lirophora) cartagenensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) ceramota, Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) grzybowski, Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata, Lirophora (Lirophora) paphia, Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) quirosensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) trimeris, Lirophora (Lirophora) usiacurina, Lirophora (Lirophora) victoria

Type specimen: PRI 21326, a shell. Its type locality is Water Cay [Cayo Agua Fm], which is in a Piacenzian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Cayo Agua Formation of Panama.

Distribution: found only at Water Cay [Cayo Agua Fm]

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