Bivalvia - Cardiida - 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, Notocallista, Marwickia, Aphrodina, Lioconcha, Pseudamiantis, Egrona, Larma, Pelecyora, Gilbertharrisella, Rhaiphiale, Rohea, Katherinella, Costacallista, Saxidomus, Pseudaphrodina, Rhabdopitaria, Lamelliconcha, Callistina, Nitidavenus, Loxo, Trigonocallista, Pseudopisidum, Pitar, Naulia, Dollfusia, Goshoraia, Agriopoma, Callistalox, Austrocallista, Chimela, Lepidocardia, Mesocallista, Dosiniopsis
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 (8: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (8: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 101 collections including 113 occurrences
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