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Chione
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Chioninae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Chione Megerle von MÜHLFELD, 1811
Type Species:
Vehus dysera Linné (of Gmelin, 1791) (non Linné, 1758) (=V. cancellata Linné, 1767), SD GRAY, 1847
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-S.Am.-C.Am.N.Z.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Cordate, lunule and escutcheon mostly well defined, concentric sculpture strong, frilled in some forms
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Chioninae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Chione Megerle von MÜHLFELD, 1811
Type Species:
Vehus dysera Linné (of Gmelin, 1791) (non Linné, 1758) (=V. cancellata Linné, 1767), SD GRAY, 1847
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-S.Am.-C.Am.N.Z.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Cordate, lunule and escutcheon mostly well defined, concentric sculpture strong, frilled in some forms