Lirophora holocyma Brown and Pilsbry 1911 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Chione holocyma, Chione ulocyma holocyma

Belongs to Lirophora according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Olsson 1922

Sister taxa: Chione (Lirophora) agraria, Chione (Lirophora) hendersonii, Lirophora (Lirophora), Lirophora (Panchione), Lirophora dalli, Lirophora hotelensis, Lirophora mariae, Lirophora parkeria, Lirophora vredenburgi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mount Hope [upper Gatun Fm] (Miocene of Panama)

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