Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Venerida |
| Family: Veneridae |
| Genus: Chione |
| Species: Chione erosa Dall, 1903 |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation |
| Bermont Formation [Uncommon] |
| Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Dall, 1903, p. 1290):
“Miocene of Florida, sixteen miles southwest of Tallahassee near and at Jackson Bluff (upper bed); Vaughan.
Shell rather large, compressed, the sculpture behind the middle of the disk obsolete, the radial feebly defined, the concentric lamellae little elevated and distant; hinge normal, the teeth entire; anterior adductor scar elongated, posterior shorter and smaller; pallial sinus nearly obsolete; lunule slightly larger and proportionately narrower than in C. cancellata. Length 35, height 32, diameter 17 mm.
Many of the specimens have the sculpture almost entirely obsolete.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
References: n/a
Online resources: n/a
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on April 24, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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