†Pitar (Calpitaria) carteri d'Archaic and Haime 1854 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Cypricardia carteri
Belongs to Pitar (Calpitaria) according to C. Prasad et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Pitar (Calpitaria) campi, Pitar (Calpitaria) obliqua, Pitar (Calpitaria) petropolitanus, Pitar (Calpitaria) sainceyensis, Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius, Pitar (Calpitaria) texacola, Pitar (Calpitaria) texibrazus, Pitar (Calpitaria) tornadonis, Pitar (Calpitaria) vaginacarum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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