Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Chione (Chionopsis) gnidia, Chione (Gnidiella) gnidia, Chione gnidia, Gnidiella gnidia, Venus gnidia
Belongs to Chionopsis according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and Parker 1949
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 lilacina, Chionopsis munsterii, Chionopsis ornatissima, Chionopsis pubera, Chionopsis pulicaria, Chionopsis woodwardi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (9 collections), United States (15: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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