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Taxonomy
Mactra colchaguana was named by Hupé (1854). Its type specimen is MNHN-Gg2002/82, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Pitar colchaguana by Griffin and Nielsen (2008).
It was recombined as Pitar colchaguana by Griffin and Nielsen (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aldrichi, P. californiana, P. cosanguineus, P. matheroni, P. megacostata, P. nuttalliopsis, P. obliquata, P. poulsoni, P. protena, P. ripleyanus, P. sciena, P. sculpturata, P. semeliformis, P. soledadensis, P. stantoni, P. subnasuta, P. subpellucidum, P. swedani, P. thompsoni, P. turneri, P. turneri, P. kavranensis, P. striata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1854 | Mactra colchaguana Hupé p. 349 |
| 2008 | Pitar colchaguana Griffin and Nielsen |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Pitar colchaguana Hupé 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available