Trigonocallista Rennie 1930 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Congo-Brazzaville (1 collection), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Japan (1), Madagascar (1), Mozambique (2), Nigeria (1), United States (1: California)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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