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