Subfamily Davilinae Dall 1895 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Parent taxon: Mesodesmatidae according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011, Moore 1976, Signorelli and Carter 2016 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Califadesma, Donacilla, Mesodesmatinae, Myadesma, Paphies
Subtaxa: Anapella Davila Ervillia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: