Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Freneix et al. 1988, Marasti 1973, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1999 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Pitar, Marwickia, Dosiniopsis, Dollfusia, Chimela, Aphrodina, Egrona, Gilbertharrisella, Agriopoma, Saxidomus, Katherinella, Nutricola, Notocallista, Pseudaphrodina, Callistina, Loxo, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Rhabdopitaria, Lamelliconcha, Larma, Naulia, Austrocallista, Lepidocardia, Mesocallista, Lioconcha, Costacallista, Pseudamiantis, Rohea, Nitidavenus, Callistalox, Rhaiphiale
Subtaxa: Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) Pelecyora (Pelecyora) Pelecyora (Sinodiopsis) Pelecyora aequilateralis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Thailand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Algeria (3), Italy (3), Spain (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (3), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (3), Germany (9), Italy (10), Poland (2), Portugal (1), Slovakia (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Nigeria (1), United States (26: Alabama, California, Oregon)
Total: 67 collections including 70 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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