Chamelea Mörch 1853 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative spellings: Chamalea, Chione (Chamelea), Dione (Chamelea)

Parent taxon: Veneridae according to S. Schneider et al. 2005

See also Gardner 1943, Mansfield 1940, Marasti 1973, Sepkoski 2002, Vera-Peláez et al. 2004 and Ward 1992

Sister taxa: Anofia, Austrocardilanx, Callistinae, Callocardiinae, Calva, Chionidae, Clementina, Cockburnia, Cythereinae, Eurhomalea, Ezocallista, Fossacallista, Frigichione, Gemma, Gouldiinae, Macrocallista, Meretricinae, Oedalia, Paleomarcia, Paphiinae, Pitaria, Polititapes, Pullastra, Securella, Sinodia, Sunettinae, Transennella, Venerinae, Venerupis, Venidia, Xenoloupia, Cooperella

Subtaxa: Chamelea gallina Chione (Chamelea) catunna Chione (Chamelea) spada

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (2), Namibia (1), the Netherlands (2), South Africa (4), Spain (3), Turkey (2)

• Pliocene of Italy (4), South Africa (6)

• Miocene of Bulgaria (1), Italy (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (4: Florida)

• Oligocene of Mexico (3), United States (9: Mississippi, North Carolina)

Total: 43 collections including 49 occurrences

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