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Chione undatella (wavy chione)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus undatella was named by Sowerby I (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chione (Chione) undatella by Parker (1949), Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Chione undatella by Powell and Stevens (2000), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
  • Venus simillima was named by Sowerby (1855). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Chione simillima by Cooper (1888); it was recombined as Chione (Chione) undatella simillima by Parker (1949); it was recombined as Chione undatella simillima by Rodda (1957); it was synonymized subjectively with Chione undatella by Hendy (2021).
  • Venus neglecta was named by Sowerby I (1839). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Venus (Chione) neglecta by Arnold (1903); it was synonymized subjectively with Chione undatella by Hendy (2021).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Venus undatella Sowerby I p. 22
1839Venus neglecta Sowerby I p. 151 figs. pl. 41, fig. 8
1855Venus simillima Sowerby p. 708 figs. Pl. 153, fig. 17, not 18
1888Chione simillima Cooper p. 234
1903Venus (Chione) neglecta Arnold
1949Chione (Chione) undatella Parker pp. 581 - 582 figs. Plate 89, figure 1; plate 90, figures 12, 13
1949Chione (Chione) undatella simillima Parker p. 582 figs. Plate 89, figure 15; plate 90, figures 15, 16
1957Chione undatella simillima Rodda p. 2484
2000Chione (Chione) undatella Coan et al. p. 369
2000Chione undatella Powell and Stevens
2012Chione undatella Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 760
2021Chione undatella Hendy

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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
speciesundatella(Sowerby I 1835)

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 undatella Sowerby I 1835 [wavy chione]
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Invalid names: Chione simillima Sowerby 1855 [synonym], Venus (Chione) neglecta Sowerby I 1839 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione undatella (43809)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione undatella (43841 43842)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Chione undatella (96596 96598)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Chione simillima (186031) Chione undatella (122752)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione undatella (237610 240566 240575 240576 240577)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Chione undatella (96593 96594)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Chione undatella (71051) Venus simillima (222663 222665)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione simillima (222646) Chione undatella (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione undatella (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione undatella (96566 96935 96938 96939 160361) Venus simillima (222659 222662) Venus simillima, Venus neglecta (222660 222661)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Chione undatella (96867)