Chione chipolana

Chione chipolana
Temporal range:
Chione chipolana above a scaphopod, early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chione
Species:
C. chipolana
Binomial name
Chione chipolana
(Dall, 1903)

Chione chipolana is an extinct species of bivalve in the family Veneridae.[1] It is amongst the earliest recorded species of Chione known from the fossil record. It is sister to all other species in the genus, and descends from Chione bainbridgensis.

References

  1. ↑ "Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life | Chione chipolana". neogeneatlas.net.