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Chione (Timoclea) picta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione picta was named by Willett (1944). It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 218340, a shell.

It was recombined as Chione (Timoclea) picta by Keen (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Chione picta Willett pp. 21 - 22 figs. PI. 8, figs. A, B
1971Chione (Timoclea) picta Keen

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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
genusChioneBrown 1827
subgenusTimoclea
speciespicta()

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
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 16:40:03
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Chione picta (96590)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione picta (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione picta (96566 160361 219029 219030 222955 223524)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Chione picta (96591)