Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Synonym: Meretrix dalli Dickerson 1914 [replaced name]
Full reference: G. D. Hanna. 1924. Rectifications of nomenclature. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 13(10):151-186
Belongs to Pitaria according to G. D. Hanna 1924
See also Dickerson 1914
Sister taxa: Pitaria (Pitaria), Pitaria altoumbonata, Pitaria ashiyaensis, Pitaria baldryi, Pitaria behri, Pitaria buenavistana, Pitaria calcanea, Pitaria californiana, Pitaria concinna, Pitaria conradi, Pitaria intica, Pitaria kyushuensis, Pitaria lorenzana, Pitaria matsumotoi, Pitaria obscurate, Pitaria palmeri, Pitaria silicifluvia, Pitaria sorrentoensis, Pitaria takashimaensis, Pitaria verticala, Pitaria yasila, Pitaria yokoyamai
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Paleocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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