Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Pitar, Marwickia, Dosiniopsis, Dollfusia, Chimela, Aphrodina, Egrona, Gilbertharrisella, Agriopoma, Saxidomus, Katherinella, Nutricola, Pelecyora, Notocallista, Pseudaphrodina, Callistina, Loxo, Goshoraia, Rhabdopitaria, Lamelliconcha, Larma, Naulia, Austrocallista, Lepidocardia, Mesocallista, Lioconcha, Costacallista, Pseudamiantis, Rohea, Nitidavenus, Callistalox, Rhaiphiale
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Congo-Brazzaville (1 collection), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Japan (1), Madagascar (1), Mozambique (2), Nigeria (1), United States (2: California, Montana)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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