Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative spellings: Meretrix (Pitaria), Pitar (Pitaria)

Parent taxon: Veneridae according to A. A. Olsson 1931

Sister taxa: Ameghinomya, Austrocardilanx, Callistinae, Chamelea, Clementina, Cockburnia, Eurhomalea, Ezocallista, Gemma, Gouldia, Macrocallista, Mercenaria, Meretricinae, Pitarinae, Pullastra, Sinodia, Sunettinae, Transennella, Venerinae, Venerupis, Venidia, Xenoloupia, Gafrarium, Circe

Subtaxa: Pitaria (Pitaria), Pitaria baldryi, Pitaria calcanea, Pitaria conradi, Pitaria obscurate, Pitaria palmeri, Pitaria silicifluvia, Pitaria yasila

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder