Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosina, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Marama, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Placamen, Anomalocardia, Bassina, Timoclea, Hinemoana, Ameghinomya, Lirophora, Austrovenus, Nioche
Subtaxa: Melosia staminea
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: Maryland, New Jersey collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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