†Pitaria conradi Dickerson 1916 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Pitaria according to Dickerson 1916
Sister taxa: Pitaria (Pitaria), Pitaria altoumbonata, Pitaria ashiyaensis, Pitaria baldryi, Pitaria behri, Pitaria buenavistana, Pitaria calcanea, Pitaria californiana, Pitaria concinna, Pitaria intica, Pitaria kyushuensis, Pitaria lorenzana, Pitaria matsumotoi, Pitaria obscurate, Pitaria palmeri, Pitaria silicifluvia, Pitaria sorrentoensis, Pitaria takashimaensis, Pitaria verticala, Pitaria yasila, Pitaria yokoyamai
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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