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
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Water Cay [Cayo Agua Fm] (Pliocene of Panama)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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