†Pitar (Lamelliconcha) vertumni Maury 1924 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Pitaria vertumni

Belongs to Pitar (Lamelliconcha) according to V. A. Tavora et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Pitar (Lamelliconcha) avenalensis, Pitar (Lamelliconcha) crooki, Pitar (Lamelliconcha) joaquinensis, Pitar (Lamelliconcha) nomlandi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Estacao Agronomica [Estacao Limestone], which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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