Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Meretrix angelinae
Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: 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) ovatus, Pitar (Pitar) quirosanus, Pitar (Pitar) rudis, Pitar (Pitar) sapotanus, Pitar (Pitar) tumens, Pitar (Pitar) yasila
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at PRI 761 (Eocene of Texas)
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