Chionopsis amathusia Philippi 1844 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Chione (Chionopsis) amathusia, Chione (Gnidiella) amathusia, Venus amathusia

Synonym: Chione jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941

Belongs to Chionopsis according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

See also Parker 1949 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Chione (Chionopsis) angelana, Chione (Chionopsis) bainbridgensis, Chione (Chionopsis) eurylopas, Chione (Chionopsis) jamaniana, Chione (Chionopsis) manabia, Chione (Chionopsis) posorjensis, Chione (Chionopsis) propinqua, Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni, Chione (Chionopsis) sechuntana, Chione (Chionopsis) semiplicata, Chione (Chionopsis) spiekeri, Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum, Chione (Chionopsis) temblorensis, Chione (Chionopsis) traftoni, Chione (Chionopsis) variabilis, Chione (Chionopsis) venadoensis, Chione (Chionopsis) wiedenmayeri, Chionopsis (Puberella), Chionopsis crenifera, Chionopsis gnidia, Chionopsis lilacina, Chionopsis munsterii, Chionopsis ornatissima, Chionopsis pubera, Chionopsis pulicaria, Chionopsis woodwardi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (2), Panama (2)

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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