Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Pitaria (Rhabdopitaria)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Price and Palmer 1928, Sepkoski 2002 and Stenzel et al. 1957
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Rhaiphiale, Aphrodina, Austrocallista, Dosiniopsis, Gilbertharrisella, Lepidocardia, Pelecyora, Callistalox, Katherinella, Saxidomus, Callistina, Costacallista, Lamelliconcha, Larma, Nutricola, Trigonocallista, Pitar, Loxo, Dollfusia, Goshoraia, Rohea, Pseudaphrodina, Marwickia, Mesocallista, Agriopoma, Lioconcha, Pseudamiantis, Naulia, Chimela, Notocallista, Nitidavenus, Egrona
Subtaxa: Pitaria (Rhabdopitaria) pricei Rhabdopitaria astartoides Rhabdopitaria discoidalis Rhabdopitaria subcrassa Rhabdopitaria texangelina
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (18: Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas collections)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
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