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, Loxo, Aphrodina, Katherinella, Austrocallista, Lepidocardia, Naulia, Nitidavenus, Trigonocallista, Pelecyora, Pitar, Rhaiphiale, Callistina, Costacallista, Lamelliconcha, Agriopoma, Larma, Rohea, Rhabdopitaria, Notocallista, Mesocallista, Dollfusia, Pseudaphrodina, Callistalox, Saxidomus, Lioconcha, Dosiniopsis, Gilbertharrisella, Chimela, Marwickia, Pseudamiantis, Goshoraia, Egrona
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 (72: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (5: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (6: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 92 collections including 103 occurrences
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