Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Venerinae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosina, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Marama, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Timoclea, Ameghinomya, Bassina, Nioche, Lirophora, Austrovenus, Placamen, Hinemoana, Anomalocardia

Subtaxa: Paphonotia elliptica

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Type: Petricola elliptica

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Coast of Oaxaca (Quaternary of Mexico)

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