Chioneryx squamosa Carpenter 1857 (venus clam)

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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