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Proxichione

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Proxichione is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Venerinae by Maxwell (1978); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. darmghi, P. etheridgei, P. hormophora, P. otiakensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. darraghi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Proxichione Maxwell p. 25
2002Proxichione Sepkoski

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

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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†Proxichione darmghi Maxwell 1978
†Proxichione etheridgei Pritchard 1903
†Proxichione otiakensis Maxwell 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) P. etheridgei (72199 72236)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) P. etheridgei, P. hormophora (71238)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) P. darraghi (205329)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (North Otago) P. otiakensis (45664)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) P. hormophora (71240)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Chione hormophora (72221) P. hormophora (72194 72195)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) P. moondarae (71352) P. subtilicostata (72196)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (South Australia) P. dimorphophylla (72191)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) P. moondarae (72226)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) P. cognata (72192)