Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Cytherea callosa
Synonym: Pitaria stalderi Clark 1915
Belongs to Amiantis according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Beesley 1998, Clark 1915, Coan et al. 2000, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Sister taxa: Amiantis (Amiantis), Amiantis (Eucallista), Amiantis dalli, Amiantis loeli, Amiantis mathewsoni, Amiantis mathewsonii, Amiantis purpurata, Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (20: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of United States (15: California)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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