†Pitar (Calpitaria) obliqua Deshayes 1825 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea obliqua, Meretrix (Pitaria) obliqua
Belongs to Pitar (Calpitaria) according to Tremlett 1953
Sister taxa: Pitar (Calpitaria) campi, Pitar (Calpitaria) carteri, 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 the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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