Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea ovata, Meretrix ovata, Pitar ovata, Pitaria (Pitaria) ovata
Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Clark 1895
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) quirosanus, Pitar (Pitar) rudis, Pitar (Pitar) sapotanus, Pitar (Pitar) tumens, Pitar (Pitar) yasila
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Paleocene of United States (3: New Jersey, Virginia)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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