Iliochione subrugosa Wood 1828 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Chione (Anomalocardia) subrugosa, Venus subrugosa
Synonyms: Anomalocardia broggi Pilsbry and Olsson 1943, Chione broggi Pilsbry and Olsson 1943
Belongs to Iliochione according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Ortlieb et al. 1990 and Parker 1949
Sister taxon: Iliochione callistoides
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Peru (7 collections)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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