Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Pitaria (Katherinella)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Durham 1944, Sepkoski 2002, Stenzel et al. 1957 and Woodring 1938
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nitidavenus, Notocallista, Rhabdopitaria, Agriopoma, Goshoraia, Callistina, Rohea, Pseudaphrodina, Larma, Naulia, Callistalox, Lamelliconcha, Lepidocardia, Austrocallista, Pelecyora, Aphrodina, Dollfusia, Marwickia, Egrona, Saxidomus, Trigonocallista, Dosiniopsis, Pseudamiantis, Rhaiphiale, Mesocallista, Costacallista, Gilbertharrisella, Chimela, Pitar, Loxo, Nutricola, Lioconcha
Subtaxa: Katherinella (Katherinella) Katherinella arnoldi Katherinella smithvillensis Katherinella texitrina Katherinella trinitatis Pitaria (Katherinella) californica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Pliocene of United States (5: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (29: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (20: Alaska, California, Washington)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (50: Alabama, California, Texas)
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 109 collections including 121 occurrences
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