Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Nannomactra, Notospisula, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Scalpomactra, Simomactra, Standella, Telemactra, Trinitasia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder