Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Pitar dalli, Pitaria dalli
Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1916. Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(1):1-67
Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Hickman 2015, Moore 1976, Weaver 1942 and Weaver 1916
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) 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
Type specimen: CAS 460A, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Oligocene of United States (8: Alaska, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of United States (23: California, Oregon)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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