Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Chione (Securella) securis fernandoensis, Chione fernandoensis, Venus (Chione) securis fernandoensis
Full reference: W. A. English. 1914. The Fernando Group near Newhall, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(8):203-218
Belongs to Chione (Anomalocardia) according to P. Parker 1949
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anomalocardia (Anomalocardia), Anomalocardia brasiliana, Anomalocardia cuneimeris, Anomalocardia hendriana, Anomalocardia heothina, Anomolocardia squamosa, Chione (Anomalocardia) hannai, Chione (Anomalocardia) kellettii, Chione (Anomalocardia) latilaminosa
Type specimen: UCMP 11920, 11921 (syntypes), a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of United States (33: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (3: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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