Securella vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Chione vancouverensis

Full reference: B. L. Clark and R. Arnold. 1923. Fauna of the Sooke Formation Vancouver Island. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(5):123-234

Belongs to Securella according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020

See also Clark and Arnold 1923, Parker 1949 and Weaver 1942

Sister taxa: Chione (Securella) ensifera, Securella alaskensis, Securella bisculpta, Securella carmanahensis, Securella clallamensis, Securella cryptolineata, Securella elsmerensis, Securella juanensis, Securella montesanoensis, Securella olympidea, Securella panzana, Securella securis, Securella staleyi

Type specimen: UCMP IP 30052

Distribution: found only at Kirby Creek, east (Oligocene of British Columbia)

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