Paphia (Callistotapes) Sacco 1900 (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Callistotapes, Pitar (Callistotapes), Tapes (Callistotapes)
Parent taxon: Paphia according to O. Mandic et al. 2002
See also Freneix et al. 1988, Marasti 1973, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995, Sepkoski 2002 and Vredenburg 1928
Sister taxa: Paphia (Paphia), Paphia (Paratapes), Paphia (Protapes), Paphia clarki, Paphia crassiscula, Paphia exilis, Paphia numidicus, Paphia parisiensis, Paphia persica, Paphia textile, Paphia vetula
Subtaxa: Tapes (Callistotapes) pseudoliratus Tapes (Callistotapes) virgatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: