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, Nitidavenus, Goshoraia, Dollfusia, Austrocallista, Saxidomus, Gilbertharrisella, Callistina, Loxo, Rhaiphiale, Chimela, Agriopoma, Callistalox, Marwickia, Pseudaphrodina, Trigonocallista, Rohea, Rhabdopitaria, Costacallista, Notocallista, Egrona, Lepidocardia, Dosiniopsis, Pseudamiantis, Lamelliconcha, Aphrodina, Mesocallista, Pitar, Pelecyora, Katherinella, Larma, Naulia, Lioconcha
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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