Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Amiantis (Hysteroconcha), Pitaria (Hysteroconcha)
Synonyms: Cytherea (Dione) Gray 1847, Dione Gray 1847
Parent taxon: Callocardiinae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Barrios 1960, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Mukerjee 1939, Sepkoski 2002, Skwarko 1994, Todd 2001 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Dosiniopsis, Lamelliconcha, Chimela, Aphrodina, Larma, Naulia, Pseudaphrodina, Rohea, Mesocallista, Loxo, Costacallista, Egrona, Notocallista, Marwickia, Lepidocardia, Pelecyora, Saxidomus, Rhabdopitaria, Gilbertharrisella, Lioconcha, Nutricola, Callistina, Agriopoma, Austrocallista, Goshoraia, Callistalox, Trigonocallista, Pitar, Katherinella, Pseudamiantis, Dollfusia, Rhaiphiale, Nitidavenus
Subtaxa: Hysteroconcha brevispinosus Hysteroconcha dione Hysteroconcha lupanaria Hysteroconcha multispinosus Hysteroconcha rosea
Type: Venus dione
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Panama (1), Venezuela (3)
• Miocene of Panama (3), United States (4: Florida, Maryland)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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