Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Pitaria (Katherinella)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Durham 1944, Sepkoski 2002, Stenzel et al. 1957 and Woodring 1938
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Larma, Dollfusia, Austrocallista, Marwickia, Lepidocardia, Rhaiphiale, Naulia, Nitidavenus, Pseudopisidum, Agriopoma, Pseudamiantis, Lamelliconcha, Costacallista, Aphrodina, Egrona, Rohea, Notocallista, Nutricola, Chimela, Callistalox, Dosiniopsis, Lioconcha, Goshoraia, Rhabdopitaria, Gilbertharrisella, Pelecyora, Pseudaphrodina, Loxo, Pitar, Callistina, Saxidomus, Trigonocallista, Mesocallista
Subtaxa: Katherinella (Katherinella) Katherinella arnoldi Katherinella smithvillensis Katherinella texitrina Katherinella trinitatis Pitaria (Katherinella) californica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Pliocene of United States (5: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (43: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (34: Alaska, California, Washington)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (45: Alabama, Texas)
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 132 collections including 146 occurrences
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