Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1993. Pacific Slope Cretaceous bivalves: eight venerid species. Journal of Paleontology 67(6):965-979

Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to L. R. Saul 1993

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nutricola, Pelecyora, Larma, Marwickia, Notocallista, Callistalox, Pitar, Pseudaphrodina, Nitidavenus, Dosiniopsis, Rohea, Aphrodina, Egrona, Lepidocardia, Chimela, Costacallista, Trigonocallista, Agriopoma, Austrocallista, Lamelliconcha, Naulia, Pseudamiantis, Dollfusia, Goshoraia, Gilbertharrisella, Callistina, Katherinella, Lioconcha, Saxidomus, Rhabdopitaria, Mesocallista, Pseudopisidum, Loxo

Subtaxa: Rhaiphiale pharota

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 10888, Santiago Peak (Cretaceous of California)

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