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Chione patagonica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus patagonica was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Chione patagonica by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999), Frassinetti (2001), del Rio (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Venus patagonica Philippi p. 115 figs. pl. 17, fig. 3
1999Chione patagonica Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 40
2001Chione patagonica Frassinetti p. 77
2004Chione patagonica del Rio p. 1119

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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
speciespatagonica(Philippi 1887)

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 patagonica Philippi 1887
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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: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina Chione patagonica (71402)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Curz) Chione patagonica (48067)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Chione patagonica (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Chione patagonica (78425 78426 78428 78429 79035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Chione patagonica (71403 71427 71429 71542)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Chile Chione patagonica (78527 78528 78533)