Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione (Lirophora) latilaminosa
Full reference: F. M. Anderson and B. Martin. 1914. Neocene record in the Temblor Basin, California, and Neocene deposits of the San Juan District, San Luis Obispo County. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 4(3):15-112
Belongs to Chione (Anomalocardia) according to P. Parker 1949
See also Anderson and Martin 1914
Sister taxa: Anomalocardia (Anomalocardia), Anomalocardia brasiliana, Anomalocardia cuneimeris, Anomalocardia hendriana, Anomalocardia heothina, Anomolocardia squamosa, Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis, Chione (Anomalocardia) hannai, Chione (Anomalocardia) kellettii
Type specimen: CAS 118
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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