Pitar uvasana marshensis Clark and Woodford 1927 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Pitaria uvasana marshensis

Full reference: B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142

Belongs to Pitar uvasana according to F. E. Turner 1938

See also Clark and Woodford 1927

Sister taxon: Pitar uvasana coquillensis

Type specimen: UCMP 31315

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: California collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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