Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Adegoke 1977, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Pitar, Marwickia, Dollfusia, Chimela, Aphrodina, Egrona, Gilbertharrisella, Agriopoma, Saxidomus, Katherinella, Nutricola, Pelecyora, Notocallista, Pseudaphrodina, Callistina, Loxo, Trigonocallista, Goshoraia, Rhabdopitaria, Lamelliconcha, Larma, Naulia, Austrocallista, Lepidocardia, Mesocallista, Lioconcha, Costacallista, Pseudamiantis, Rohea, Nitidavenus, Callistalox, Rhaiphiale
Subtaxa: Dosiniopsis bellovacina Dosiniopsis ewekoroensis Dosiniopsis fallax Dosiniopsis lenticularis Dosiniopsis pseudoorbicularis Dosiniopsis stewartvillensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Hungary (1 collection)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Greenland (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (2: California)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Paleocene of Belgium (2), Bulgaria (1), Nigeria (1), Poland (2), United States (21: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), United States (10: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 48 collections including 52 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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