Bivalvia - Cardiida - 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, Pitar, Katherinella, Aphrodina, Dollfusia, Pseudamiantis, Nitidavenus, Lamelliconcha, Trigonocallista, Callistalox, Naulia, Costacallista, Lioconcha, Goshoraia, Mesocallista, Gilbertharrisella, Nutricola, Rhabdopitaria, Rohea, Notocallista, Marwickia, Loxo, Austrocallista, Pelecyora, Agriopoma, Callistina, Larma, Saxidomus, Chimela, Rhaiphiale, Lepidocardia, Pseudopisidum, Pseudaphrodina, Egrona
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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