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