Chioneryx squamosa Carpenter 1857 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Chione (Timoclea) squamosa, Chione squamosa, Tapes squamosa, Timoclea squamosa
Belongs to Chioneryx according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Hendy 2021, Keen 1971 and Lindberg et al. 1980
Sister taxa: Chioneryx cardioides, Chioneryx squamosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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