Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Pitaria cercadica
Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Anderson 1929
Sister taxa: Pitar (Pitar) angelinae, Pitar (Pitar) calvimontana, Pitar (Pitar) carmenensis, 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) rudis, Pitar (Pitar) sapotanus, Pitar (Pitar) tumens, Pitar (Pitar) yasila
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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