Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione (Lirophora) perduensis
Full reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226
Belongs to Lirophora (Lirophora) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Mansfield 1940
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) quirosensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) trimeris, Lirophora (Lirophora) usiacurina, Lirophora (Lirophora) victoria
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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