Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione quirosensis
Belongs to Lirophora (Lirophora) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Lirophora (Lirophora) alveata, Lirophora (Lirophora) carlottae, Lirophora (Lirophora) cartagenensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) ceramota, Lirophora (Lirophora) chiriquiensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) grzybowski, Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata, Lirophora (Lirophora) paphia, Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) trimeris, Lirophora (Lirophora) usiacurina, Lirophora (Lirophora) victoria
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (5 collections), Panama (7)
• Eocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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