Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Puberella
Parent taxon: Chionopsis according to P. D. Roopnarine 2001
See also Todd 2001
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 amathusia, Chionopsis crenifera, Chionopsis gnidia, Chionopsis lilacina, Chionopsis munsterii, Chionopsis ornatissima, Chionopsis pubera, Chionopsis pulicaria, Chionopsis woodwardi
Subtaxa: Puberella intapurpurea
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (2 collections), Bermuda (2), United States (10: Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence