Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Pitaria (Rhabdopitaria)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Price and Palmer 1928, Sepkoski 2002 and Stenzel et al. 1957
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Lepidocardia, Pitar, Lioconcha, Katherinella, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Marwickia, Pelecyora, Pseudopisidum, Rhaiphiale, Agriopoma, Pseudaphrodina, Chimela, Loxo, Austrocallista, Dollfusia, Aphrodina, Pseudamiantis, Costacallista, Notocallista, Mesocallista, Larma, Naulia, Egrona, Nutricola, Rohea, Saxidomus, Callistina, Gilbertharrisella, Nitidavenus, Dosiniopsis, Callistalox, Lamelliconcha
Subtaxa: Pitaria (Rhabdopitaria) pricei Rhabdopitaria astartoides Rhabdopitaria discoidalis Rhabdopitaria subcrassa Rhabdopitaria texangelina
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (18: Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas collections)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
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