Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Petricola according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Hendy 2020
Sister taxa: Petricola (Claudiconcha), Petricola (Petricolaria), Petricola (Petricolirus), Petricola (Petricoxenica), Petricola (Pseudoirus), Petricola californiensis, Petricola calvertensis, Petricola claibornensis, Petricola dactylus, Petricola gracilis, Petricola harrisii, Petricola hertzana, Petricola lapicida, Petricola millestriata, Petricola olssoni, Petricola pectorosa, Petricola rugosa, Petricola tellimyalis
Subtaxa: Petricola (Petricola) carditoides
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (8 collections), United States (24: California), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California), Venezuela (1)
Total: 38 collections including 40 occurrences