Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Callista (Costacallista), Macrocallista (Costacallista), Microcallista (Costacallista)
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Adegoke 1977, Dey 1961, Gardner 1943, Iqbal 1973, Marasti 1973, Marwick 1960, Olsson 1931, Rivera 1957, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988, Turner 1938, Weaver 1942 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Pseudamiantis, Egrona, Callistalox, Marwickia, Pelecyora, Agriopoma, Gilbertharrisella, Katherinella, Nitidavenus, Lioconcha, Mesocallista, Pitar, Saxidomus, Lamelliconcha, Aphrodina, Dosiniopsis, Chimela, Pseudaphrodina, Dollfusia, Lepidocardia, Austrocallista, Nutricola, Notocallista, Callistina, Naulia, Goshoraia, Larma, Rhaiphiale, Rhabdopitaria, Loxo, Trigonocallista, Rohea
Subtaxa: Callista (Costacallista) aequorea Callista (Costacallista) hornii Callista (Costacallista) soledadensis Costacallista canoasensis Costacallista erycina Costacallista gabrielensis Costacallista hectori Costacallista laevigata Costacallista leiotera Costacallista mancorensis Costacallista mortoni Costacallista suberycinoides Macrocallista (Costacallista) emmonsi Macrocallista (Costacallista) pseudoumbonella Macrocallista (Costacallista) pseudoyawensis Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana
Type: Venus erycina
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection), Jamaica (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2), Germany (1), India (6), Italy (3), Pakistan (3), Panama (6), South Africa (1), Sri Lanka (2)
• Oligocene of Peru (2)
• Eocene of Colombia (2), France (9), India (1), New Zealand (4), Pakistan (2), Panama (6), Peru (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (123: Alabama, Alaska, California, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Poland (1), United States (3: California)
Total: 187 collections including 226 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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