Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Hayami 1975 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Lepidocardia, Pitar, Lioconcha, Katherinella, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Marwickia, Pelecyora, Pseudopisidum, Rhaiphiale, Agriopoma, Rhabdopitaria, Pseudaphrodina, Chimela, Loxo, Austrocallista, Dollfusia, Aphrodina, Costacallista, Notocallista, Mesocallista, Larma, Naulia, Egrona, Nutricola, Rohea, Saxidomus, Callistina, Gilbertharrisella, Nitidavenus, Dosiniopsis, Callistalox, Lamelliconcha
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (2 collections)
• Miocene of Japan (5)
• Cretaceous of Japan (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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