Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Freneix et al. 1988, Marasti 1973, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1999 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Pseudaphrodina, Austrocallista, Pitar, Saxidomus, Loxo, Callistina, Dollfusia, Marwickia, Costacallista, Rhabdopitaria, Chimela, Nitidavenus, Lamelliconcha, Mesocallista, Rhaiphiale, Notocallista, Trigonocallista, Egrona, Goshoraia, Naulia, Aphrodina, Dosiniopsis, Gilbertharrisella, Lepidocardia, Pseudamiantis, Nutricola, Lioconcha, Rohea, Agriopoma, Katherinella, Callistalox, Larma
Subtaxa: Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) Pelecyora (Pelecyora) Pelecyora (Sinodiopsis) Pelecyora aequilateralis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Thailand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Algeria (3), Italy (3), Spain (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (3), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (3), Germany (9), Italy (10), Poland (2), Portugal (1), Slovakia (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Nigeria (1), United States (27: Alabama, California, Oregon)
Total: 68 collections including 71 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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