Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Veneridae according to D. Frassinetti and V Covacevich 1995
See also Chiesa et al. 1995, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999, Gordillo 1991, Malumian et al. 1978 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anofia, Austrocardilanx, Callistinae, Callocardiinae, Calva, Chamelea, Chionidae, Clementina, Cockburnia, Cythereinae, Ezocallista, Fossacallista, Frigichione, Gemma, Gouldiinae, Macrocallista, Meretricinae, Oedalia, Paleomarcia, Paphiinae, Pitaria, Polititapes, Pullastra, Securella, Sinodia, Sunettinae, Transennella, Venerinae, Venerupis, Venidia, Xenoloupia, Cooperella
Subtaxa: Eurhomalea antarctica Eurhomalea difficilis Eurhomalea florentinoi Eurhomalea fuenzalidai Eurhomalea inflata Eurhomalea lenticularis Eurhomalea navidadiformis Eurhomalea newtoni Eurhomalea rufa
Type: Venus rufa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (4 collections), Chile (6), Peru (10)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (4), Chile (1), Peru (4)
• Miocene of Antarctica (1), Argentina (1), Chile (2), Peru (1)
• Neogene of Chile (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (2)
• Eocene of Antarctica (24)
Total: 61 collections including 83 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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