Amiantis (Amiantis) Carpenter 1863 (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Amiantis according to Carpenter 1863
Sister taxa: Amiantis (Eucallista), Amiantis callosa, Amiantis communis, Amiantis loeli, Amiantis mathewsoni, Amiantis mathewsonii, Amiantis purpurata, Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata
Subtaxa: Amiantis (Amiantis) dalli Amiantis (Amiantis) navidadensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 1 - Matanzas (Miocene of Chile)