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Chione auriculata

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione auriculata was named by Bartrum (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour, which is in an Otaian coastal sandstone in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2016-04-27; modified by P. Wagner on 2016-04-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Chione auriculata Bartrum p. 97 figs. Plate VII, fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusChionevon Mühlfield 1811
speciesauriculata

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 auriculata Bartrum 1919
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Otaian or 21.70000 to 18.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Chione auriculata (type locality: 84915)