Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: D. H. Dailey and W. P. Popenoe. 1966. Mollusca from the upper Cretaceous Jalama Formation, Santa Barbara County, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 65:1-41
Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to L. R. Saul 1993
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Callistina, Egrona, Mesocallista, Chimela, Costacallista, Dosiniopsis, Nutricola, Dollfusia, Notocallista, Rhabdopitaria, Pseudamiantis, Marwickia, Callistalox, Lepidocardia, Saxidomus, Nitidavenus, Lioconcha, Gilbertharrisella, Pitar, Larma, Naulia, Goshoraia, Austrocallista, Rhaiphiale, Trigonocallista, Pelecyora, Agriopoma, Lamelliconcha, Rohea, Aphrodina, Katherinella, Pseudaphrodina
Subtaxa: Loxo decore Loxo quintense
Type: Loxo decore
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (2 collections), Mexico (2), United States (7: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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