Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Chione (Securella)
Full reference: P. Parker. 1949. Fossil and Recent species of the pelecypod genera Chione and Securella from the Pacific Coast. Journal of Paleontology 23(6):577-593
Parent taxon: Veneridae according to W. F. Faustman 1964
See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anofia, Austrocardilanx, Callistinae, Callocardiinae, Calva, Chamelea, Chionidae, Clementina, Cockburnia, Cythereinae, Eurhomalea, Ezocallista, Fossacallista, Frigichione, Gemma, Gouldiinae, Macrocallista, Meretricinae, Oedalia, Paleomarcia, Paphiinae, Pitaria, Polititapes, Pullastra, Sinodia, Sunettinae, Transennella, Venerinae, Venerupis, Venidia, Xenoloupia, Cooperella
Subtaxa: Chione (Securella) ensifera Chione (Securella) kanakoffi Securella alaskensis Securella bisculpta Securella carmanahensis Securella clallamensis Securella cryptolineata Securella elsmerensis Securella juanensis Securella montesanoensis Securella olympidea Securella panzana Securella securis Securella staleyi Securella vancouverensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (10: California, Washington)
• Pliocene of Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (12: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (4), United States (24: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (21: Alaska, California, Washington)
Total: 80 collections including 83 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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