†Pitar (Pitarella) colombiana Clark and Durham 1946 (venus)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126
Belongs to Pitar (Pitarella) according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946
Sister taxa: Pitarella (Pitarella), Agriopoma (Pitarella) tumbezana, Agriopoma (Pitarella) chiraensis, Agriopoma (Pitarella) paraguanensis, Agriopoma (Pitarella) calceola
Type specimen: UCMP 34911, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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