Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Petricolidae, Petricolinae
Parent taxon: Meretricini according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Glenn 1904, Nevesskaja 2009, Vokes 1980, Ward 1992 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Clementiina, Cyclinina, Gemmina, Meretricina, Samarangiina, Sunettina, Turtoniina
Subtaxa: Choristodon Lajonkairia Mysia Petricola Pleiorytis Rupellaria Velargilla
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (2 collections), Cuba (1), Djibouti (1), Greece (1), Japan (2), Mexico (8), Morocco (1), Peru (5), South Africa (2), Turkey (1), United States (69: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (2)
• Pliocene of Panama (1), South Africa (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (16: California, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (6)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Argentina (1), Cyprus (1), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), Panama (1), Poland (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2), United States (12: California, Florida, Maryland), Venezuela (1)
• Neogene of Chile (1)
• Oligocene of Panama (1)
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Switzerland (1)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 151 collections including 176 occurrences