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Chione tumens Verrill 1870 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Chione (Anomalocardia) tumens, Chione (Chione) tumens

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

See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Parker 1949

Sister taxa: Chione (Anomalodiscus), Chione (Chione), Chione (Gnidiella), Chione atlanticana, Chione auriculata, Chione bolivarensis, Chione californiensis, Chione cancellata, Chione casa, Chione chipolana, Chione cognata, Chione compta, Chione costaricensis, Chione cribraria, Chione dalliana, Chione dictua, Chione elevata, Chione eupyga, Chione fluctifraga, Chione guatulcoensis, Chione guppyana, Chione halli, Chione moristans, Chione nuciformis, Chione paraensis, Chione patagonica, Chione rowleei, Chione schencki, Chione subimbricata, Chione subroborata, Chione subrostrata, Chione sulcata, Chione undatella, Chione veatchiana, Chione venadensis, Chione vickeryi, Chione walli

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Punta San Telmo (Quaternary of Mexico)

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