Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Cytherea (Amiantis), Meretrix (Amiantis)
Parent taxon: Callocardiinae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also da Silva Forti 1969, Rosenberg et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1980 and Vredenburg 1928
Sister taxa: Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nutricola, Pelecyora, Pseudopisidum, Costacallista, Lepidocardia, Lamelliconcha, Mesocallista, Agriopoma, Pseudamiantis, Aphrodina, Chimela, Callistina, Rhabdopitaria, Dosiniopsis, Marwickia, Rohea, Larma, Lioconcha, Pitar, Dollfusia, Saxidomus, Rhaiphiale, Loxo, Gilbertharrisella, Goshoraia, Austrocallista, Egrona, Nitidavenus, Naulia, Pseudaphrodina, Trigonocallista, Katherinella, Notocallista, Callistalox
Subtaxa: Amiantis (Amiantis) Amiantis (Eucallista) Amiantis callosa Amiantis dalli Amiantis loeli Amiantis mathewsoni Amiantis mathewsonii Amiantis purpurata Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Brazil (7), Kenya (1), Mexico (1), the Seychelles (1), United States (20: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Pakistan (3), Peru (4), United States (16: California, Virginia)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Chile (5), Cyprus (1), India (1), Mexico (2), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (14: California), Vanuatu (1)
• Oligocene of United States (14: California)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5), United States (17: California), Venezuela (1)
Total: 126 collections including 132 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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