Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Synonym: Psephidia Dall 1902 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nitidavenus, Dosiniopsis, Trigonocallista, Notocallista, Loxo, Katherinella, Rhaiphiale, Marwickia, Naulia, Pseudamiantis, Saxidomus, Callistalox, Lamelliconcha, Rhabdopitaria, Agriopoma, Austrocallista, Callistina, Pelecyora, Mesocallista, Costacallista, Dollfusia, Pseudaphrodina, Lioconcha, Rohea, Chimela, Egrona, Gilbertharrisella, Pseudopisidum, Larma, Aphrodina, Pitar, Lepidocardia, Goshoraia
Subtaxa: Nutricola cymata Nutricola humilis Nutricola lordi Nutricola ovalis Nutricola tantilla
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (6 collections), United States (76: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (9: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (8: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 102 collections including 114 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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