Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to R. T. Abbott 1974
See also Clark and Arnold 1923 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Lamelliconcha, Rohea, Rhabdopitaria, Marwickia, Costacallista, Pseudaphrodina, Lepidocardia, Egrona, Rhaiphiale, Loxo, Gilbertharrisella, Aphrodina, Naulia, Callistina, Pseudamiantis, Trigonocallista, Austrocallista, Agriopoma, Chimela, Pseudopisidum, Goshoraia, Larma, Katherinella, Notocallista, Pelecyora, Nitidavenus, Dollfusia, Lioconcha, Pitar, Dosiniopsis, Nutricola, Callistalox, Mesocallista
Subtaxa: Saxidomus barlowi Saxidomus giganteus Saxidomus newcombei Saxidomus noblei Saxidomus nuttalli Saxidomus vaquerosensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Japan (2), Mexico (2), United States (53: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), United States (13: California)
• Miocene of Japan (1), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (3), United States (32: Alaska, California)
• Oligocene of Canada (2: British Columbia), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: Alaska, California)
• Eocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 122 collections including 127 occurrences
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