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, Dollfusia, Dosiniopsis, Mesocallista, Nitidavenus, Pseudaphrodina, Egrona, Rhabdopitaria, Lamelliconcha, Naulia, Agriopoma, Lioconcha, Loxo, Saxidomus, Notocallista, Pseudamiantis, Costacallista, Pelecyora, Lepidocardia, Aphrodina, Marwickia, Austrocallista, Callistalox, Katherinella, Rhaiphiale, Goshoraia, Nutricola, Rohea, Larma, Pitar, Chimela, Callistina, Trigonocallista, Gilbertharrisella
Subtaxa: Amiantis (Amiantis) Amiantis (Eucallista) Amiantis callosa Amiantis communis Amiantis loeli Amiantis mathewsoni Amiantis mathewsonii Amiantis purpurata Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (7 collections), Kenya (1), Mexico (1), the Seychelles (1), United States (14: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Pakistan (3), Peru (4), United States (13: California, Virginia)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Chile (5), Cyprus (1), India (1), Mexico (2), Peru (2), 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: 115 collections including 121 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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