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, Egrona, Rhabdopitaria, Mesocallista, Costacallista, Larma, Gilbertharrisella, Marwickia, Aphrodina, Pelecyora, Loxo, Trigonocallista, Pitar, Katherinella, Callistalox, Rhaiphiale, Dosiniopsis, Austrocallista, Lamelliconcha, Chimela, Lioconcha, Dollfusia, Lepidocardia, Callistina, Naulia, Pseudamiantis, Saxidomus, Goshoraia, Agriopoma, Nitidavenus, Pseudaphrodina, Rohea
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 (73: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (8: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (8: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 98 collections including 110 occurrences
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