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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) and 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
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