Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Hayami 1975 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nitidavenus, Goshoraia, Dollfusia, Austrocallista, Saxidomus, Gilbertharrisella, Nutricola, Callistina, Loxo, Rhaiphiale, Chimela, Agriopoma, Callistalox, Marwickia, Pseudaphrodina, Trigonocallista, Rohea, Rhabdopitaria, Costacallista, Notocallista, Egrona, Lepidocardia, Dosiniopsis, Lamelliconcha, Aphrodina, Mesocallista, Pitar, Pelecyora, Katherinella, Larma, Naulia, Lioconcha
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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