Chione (Securella) securis fernandoensis English 1914 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis, Chione fernandoensis, Venus (Chione) securis fernandoensis

Full reference: W. A. English. 1914. The Fernando Group near Newhall, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(8):203-218

Belongs to Chione (Securella) securis according to Trumbull and Schumard 1958

See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Parker 1949

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCMP 11920, 11921 (syntypes), a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)

• Pliocene of United States (13: California)

• Miocene of United States (2: California)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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