Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Pitar (Lamelliconcha) anona

Belongs to Lamelliconcha according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Hysteroconcha (Lamelliconcha) protophilippinarum, Lamelliconcha acutecostata, Lamelliconcha aequicincta, Lamelliconcha ayabaca, Lamelliconcha boucaryensis, Lamelliconcha casta, Lamelliconcha charanica, Lamelliconcha circinata, Lamelliconcha concinna, Lamelliconcha cora, Lamelliconcha guppyana, Lamelliconcha hillii, Lamelliconcha labreana, Lamelliconcha mellisa, Lamelliconcha musanica, Lamelliconcha negritensis, Lamelliconcha parinensis, Lamelliconcha samanensis, Lamelliconcha saponaria, Lamelliconcha wolfi, Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi

Type specimen: PRI 4096, a shell. Its type locality is Rio Guanabanon, Burica Peninsula [Charco Azul Fm], which is in a Pliocene offshore shale in the Charco Azul Formation of Costa Rica.

Average measurements (in mm): shell 29.9 x 36.8