Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Aphrodina (Mesocallista)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to E. Gliozzi and A. Malatesta 1983
See also Reyment 1955, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Pseudamiantis, Egrona, Trigonocallista, Lepidocardia, Callistalox, Nutricola, Goshoraia, Costacallista, Larma, Chimela, Loxo, Lamelliconcha, Lioconcha, Dollfusia, Dosiniopsis, Agriopoma, Pseudaphrodina, Aphrodina, Gilbertharrisella, Callistina, Pitar, Rohea, Notocallista, Pseudopisidum, Pelecyora, Austrocallista, Marwickia, Rhabdopitaria, Naulia, Saxidomus, Nitidavenus, Rhaiphiale, Katherinella
Subtaxa: Aphrodina (Mesocallista) andersoni Aphrodina (Mesocallista) quenseli Aphrodina (Mesocallista) riedeli Mesocallista (Mesocallista) Mesocallista subovalis
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Argentina (35), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Cameroon (4), the Congo-Brazzaville (1), Egypt (1), Germany (1), India (4), Israel (12), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Libya (2), Morocco (1), Mozambique (2), Niger (2), Nigeria (5), Oman (1), Poland (1), Senegal (1), Serbia (1), Spain (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 81 collections including 104 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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