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Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione fernandoensis was named by English (1914). Its type specimen is UCMP 11920, 11921 (syntypes), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Venus (Chione) securis fernandoensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis by Parker (1949); it was recombined as Chione (Securella) securis fernandoensis by Trumbull and Schumard (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Anomalocardia aubreyana, Anomalocardia brailiana, Anomalocardia callosa, Anomalocardia caloosana, Anomalocardia chipolana, Anomalocardia concinna, Anomalocardia flexuosa, Anomalocardia hendryana, Anomalocardia penita, Anomalocardia scabra, Anomalocardia squamosa, Anomalocardia venezuelana, Anomalocardia enterriana, Anomalocardia entrerriana, Arca umbonaria, C. aglaurae, C. argentina, C. basteroti, C. berjadinensis, C. biali, C. burnsii, C. byorituensis, C. cardioides, C. cathartensis, C. cathartensis, C. cathcariensis, C. cathcarthensis, C. cordeliae, C. craspedonta, C. cribaria, C. dijki, C. erosa, C. gardnerae, C. hendersoni, C. idiomorpha, C. imitabilis, C. interpurpurea, C. kroensis, C. latilirata, C. martini, C. morsitans, C. multilamella, C. olympidea, C. pachytesta, C. pailasana, C. perbrevisformis, C. praecursor, C. procancellata, C. propinqua, C. returgida, C. subsrostrata, C. tateiwai, C. tjikoraiensis, C. undatella, C. woodwardsi, C. matulina, C. matutina, C. rhodia, C. araneosa, C. erosa, C. lacinosa, C. mamoensis, C. pailasana, C. procancellata, C. thalassopora, C. vaca, C. pullcaria, C. taftoni, C. basteroti, C. acuminata, C. ballista, C. burnsii, C. caroniana, C. crossata, C. cultellata, C. cymaina, C. ebergenyi, C. glyptocyma, C. grauensis, C. hendersoni, C. kelletti, C. latilirata, C. penthesileae, C. praepaphia, C. sanctidavidis, C. sellardsi, C. ulocyma, C. ulocyma, C. ulocyma, C. usiacruina, C. xesta, C. tacaguana, Venus ebergengyii, Venus mindanensis, Venus pygmaea, Venus spurca, Venus taiwanensis, Venus yabei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Chione fernandoensis English p. 215 figs. pl. 23, figs. 9a, b
1931Venus (Chione) securis fernandoensis Grant, IV and Gale
1949Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis Parker p. 585 figs. Plate 95, figures 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 18
1958Chione (Securella) securis fernandoensis Trumbull and Schumard p. 903

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusChioneSchumacher 1817
subgenusAnomalocardia
speciesfernandoensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931Shell like that of the variety ensifera, but smaller, with more sharply defined lunule and escutcheon.