Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione (Lirophora) ceramota
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Lirophora (Lirophora) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1947
Sister taxa: Lirophora (Lirophora) alveata, Lirophora (Lirophora) carlottae, Lirophora (Lirophora) cartagenensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) chiriquiensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) grzybowski, Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata, Lirophora (Lirophora) paphia, Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) quirosensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis, Lirophora (Lirophora) trimeris, Lirophora (Lirophora) usiacurina, Lirophora (Lirophora) victoria
Type specimen: USNM 351924, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 3732 - Dave Adams Mill Creek [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Florida collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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