Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Pitar helenae

Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020

See also Coan et al. 2000 and Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012

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) 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 Bahia La Choya (Quaternary of Mexico)

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