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, Pitar, Marwickia, Dosiniopsis, Dollfusia, Chimela, Aphrodina, Egrona, Gilbertharrisella, Agriopoma, Katherinella, Nutricola, Pelecyora, Notocallista, Pseudaphrodina, Callistina, Loxo, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Rhabdopitaria, Lamelliconcha, Larma, Naulia, Austrocallista, Lepidocardia, Mesocallista, Lioconcha, Costacallista, Pseudamiantis, Rohea, Nitidavenus, Callistalox, Rhaiphiale
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 (41: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (13: California)
• Miocene of Japan (1), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (3), United States (14: 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), United States (1: California)
Total: 90 collections including 93 occurrences
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