Paphia (Callistotapes) Sacco 1900 (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Callistotapes, Pitar (Callistotapes), Tapes (Callistotapes)
Parent taxon: Paphia according to O. Mandic et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Paphia (Paphia), Paphia (Paratapes), Paphia (Protapes), Paphia crassiscula, Paphia parisiensis, Paphia persica, Paphia textile
Subtaxa: Tapes (Callistotapes) pseudoliratus, Tapes (Callistotapes) virgatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder