Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea rudis, Venus rudis
Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Pitar (Pitar) angelinae, Pitar (Pitar) calvimontana, Pitar (Pitar) carmenensis, Pitar (Pitar) cercadica, Pitar (Pitar) consanguineus, Pitar (Pitar) corbulina, Pitar (Pitar) coroanus, Pitar (Pitar) dalli, Pitar (Pitar) dinotus, Pitar (Pitar) distincta, Pitar (Pitar) euglyptus, Pitar (Pitar) ewekoroensis, Pitar (Pitar) gabrielensis, Pitar (Pitar) helenae, Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus, Pitar (Pitar) ovatus, Pitar (Pitar) quirosanus, Pitar (Pitar) sapotanus, Pitar (Pitar) tumens, Pitar (Pitar) yasila
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), Morocco (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (5), Italy (4), the United Kingdom (6)
• Miocene of Bulgaria (4), Italy (3), Morocco (3)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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