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Chione elevata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus elevata was named by Say (1822). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chione elevata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Venus elevata Say
2008Chione elevata Hendy et al.

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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
genusChionevon Mühlfield 1811
specieselevata(Say 1822)

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.

Chione elevata Say 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:33:10
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Chione granulata (58522)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Chione elevata (80024 80025)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba Chione granulata (66772 66775)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Chione elevata (79747 80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Chione granulata (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Chione elevata (79739 96538)