MolluscaBase - Chione (Chionopsis) Olsson, 1932

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Chione (Chionopsis) Olsson, 1932

AphiaID

1565124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1565124)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded rank

Accepted name

Chionopsis Olsson, 1932

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Venus amathusia R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Chionopsis amathusia (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (type by original designation)

Parent

Chione Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Chione (Chionopsis) Olsson, 1932

Direct children (6)

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Species Chione (Chionopsis) angelana Spieker, 1922 † accepted as Chionopsis angelana (Spieker, 1922) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Chione (Chionopsis) pinchoti Pilsbry & Olsson, 1951 accepted as Chionopsis pinchoti (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Chione (Chionopsis) propinqua Spieker, 1922 † accepted as Chionopsis propinqua (Spieker, 1922) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Chione (Chionopsis) spiekeri Olsson, 1932 † accepted as Chionopsis spiekeri (Olsson, 1932) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 † accepted as Chionopsis tegulum (A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Chione (Chionopsis) variabilis E. T. Nelson, 1870 † accepted as Chionopsis variabilis (E. T. Nelson, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Olsson, A. A. (1932). Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 5, the Peruvian Miocene. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 19(68): 1-272, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32532232
page(s): 111 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chione (Chionopsis) Olsson, 1932. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565124 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-02-18 09:42:57Z

created

Herbert, David

2025-02-16 18:04:12Z

changed

Nielsen, Sven

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Olsson, A. A. (1932). Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 5, the Peruvian Miocene. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 19(68): 1-272, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32532232
page(s): 111 [details]