Bivalvia - Cardiida - 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, Pseudaphrodina, Callistalox, Goshoraia, Pseudopisidum, Lioconcha, Aphrodina, Pelecyora, Mesocallista, Naulia, Dosiniopsis, Marwickia, Rhaiphiale, Pseudamiantis, Loxo, Pitar, Dollfusia, Callistina, Rohea, Notocallista, Trigonocallista, Egrona, Lepidocardia, Nitidavenus, Costacallista, Lamelliconcha, Larma, Gilbertharrisella, Katherinella, Agriopoma, Chimela, Austrocallista, Nutricola, Rhabdopitaria
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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