Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1993. Pacific Slope Cretaceous bivalves: eight venerid species. Journal of Paleontology 67(6):965-979
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to L. R. Saul 1993
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nitidavenus, Goshoraia, Nutricola, Pseudamiantis, Rohea, Callistina, Naulia, Rhaiphiale, Larma, Trigonocallista, Agriopoma, Pelecyora, Marwickia, Chimela, Gilbertharrisella, Rhabdopitaria, Dosiniopsis, Pseudopisidum, Saxidomus, Loxo, Aphrodina, Lepidocardia, Mesocallista, Pseudaphrodina, Costacallista, Lioconcha, Dollfusia, Pitar, Egrona, Lamelliconcha, Katherinella, Notocallista, Austrocallista
Subtaxa: Callistalox arata Callistalox fragilis
Type: Meretrix arata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (35: California collections)
Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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