Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Pitaria (Katherinella)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. B. Stenzel et al. 1957
See also Durham 1944, Garvie 2013, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1980 and Woodring 1938
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Lepidocardia, Pitar, Lioconcha, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Marwickia, Pelecyora, Pseudopisidum, Rhaiphiale, Agriopoma, Rhabdopitaria, Pseudaphrodina, Chimela, Loxo, Austrocallista, Dollfusia, Aphrodina, Pseudamiantis, Costacallista, Notocallista, Mesocallista, Larma, Naulia, Egrona, Nutricola, Rohea, Saxidomus, Callistina, Gilbertharrisella, Nitidavenus, Dosiniopsis, Callistalox, Lamelliconcha
Subtaxa: Katherinella (Katherinella) Katherinella arnoldi Katherinella plummeri 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 (46: Alabama, Texas)
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 133 collections including 147 occurrences
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