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Chione (Securella) kanakoffi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione (Securella) kanakoffi was named by Hertlein and Grant (1972). Its type specimen is LACMIP and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 305C, south of Tia Juana River, which is in a Piacenzian marine siliciclastic in the San Diego Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Chione (Securella) kanakoffi Hertlein and Grant p. 274 figs. Plate 49, Figures 1, 3, 4, 5, 6;Plate 51, Figures 4, 5, 6, 7,

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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
genusChione
subgenusSecurella
specieskanakoffi

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 (Securella) kanakoffi Hertlein and Grant 1972
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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 Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) Securella kanakoffi (214256 214257 214258 214262 214263 214264 214265 214270 214271)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Chione kanakoffi (154116)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Chione kanakoffi (238618 238622)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Chione kanakoffi (type locality: 226581)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Securella kanakoffi (214278 214279 214280 214286)