Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Puberella pubera, Venus pubera
Belongs to Chionopsis according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
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 amathusia, Chionopsis crenifera, Chionopsis gnidia, Chionopsis lilacina, Chionopsis munsterii, Chionopsis ornatissima, Chionopsis pulicaria, Chionopsis woodwardi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at NMB Loc. 17512 - Quebrada Mare Abajo [Mare Fm] (Pliocene of Venezuela)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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