Callista (Callista) chione Linnaeus 1758 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Cytherea chione
Belongs to Callista (Callista) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Callista (Callista) chinensis, Callista (Callista) elegans, Callista (Callista) perovata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Spain (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), the United Kingdom (2)
• Miocene of Belgium (6), Bulgaria (5), Germany (6), Israel (1), Italy (5), Slovakia (1)
Total: 30 collections including 31 occurrences
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