Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Callista (Dosiniopsis), Callista (Dosinopsis)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Adegoke 1977, Kirkland 1996, Sepkoski 2002, Speden 1970 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Lepidocardia, Pitar, Lioconcha, Katherinella, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Marwickia, Pelecyora, Pseudopisidum, Rhaiphiale, Agriopoma, Rhabdopitaria, Pseudaphrodina, Chimela, Loxo, Austrocallista, Dollfusia, Aphrodina, Pseudamiantis, Costacallista, Notocallista, Mesocallista, Larma, Naulia, Egrona, Nutricola, Rohea, Saxidomus, Callistina, Gilbertharrisella, Nitidavenus, Callistalox, Lamelliconcha
Subtaxa: Dosiniopsis bellovacina Dosiniopsis deweyi Dosiniopsis ewekoroensis Dosiniopsis fallax Dosiniopsis lenticularis Dosiniopsis pseudoorbicularis Dosiniopsis stewartvillensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Hungary (1 collection)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Greenland (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (2: California)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Paleocene of Belgium (2), Bulgaria (1), Nigeria (1), Poland (2), United States (21: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta), United States (11: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 52 collections including 56 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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