Mesocallista Cox 1952 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative spelling: Aphrodina (Mesocallista)

Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to E. Gliozzi and A. Malatesta 1983

See also Reyment 1955, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Chimela, Pelecyora, Goshoraia, Nutricola, Pseudamiantis, Pseudaphrodina, Larma, Rhabdopitaria, Egrona, Rohea, Saxidomus, Dollfusia, Loxo, Lepidocardia, Notocallista, Katherinella, Nitidavenus, Lioconcha, Costacallista, Callistalox, Agriopoma, Callistina, Austrocallista, Pitar, Trigonocallista, Naulia, Lamelliconcha, Dosiniopsis, Aphrodina, Rhaiphiale, Marwickia, Gilbertharrisella

Subtaxa: Aphrodina (Mesocallista) andersoni Aphrodina (Mesocallista) quenseli Aphrodina (Mesocallista) riedeli Mesocallista (Mesocallista) Mesocallista subovalis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Argentina (35), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Cameroon (4), the Congo-Brazzaville (1), Egypt (1), Germany (1), India (4), Israel (12), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Libya (2), Morocco (1), Mozambique (2), Niger (2), Nigeria (5), Oman (1), Poland (1), Senegal (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (1), Tunisia (1)

Total: 81 collections including 104 occurrences

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