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Pitar transversus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea transversa was named by Sowerby (1829) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pitar transversus by Tracey et al. (1995) and Tracey et al. (1995); it was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) transversa by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Cytherea transversa Sowerby
1995Pitar (Calpitaria) transversa Pacaud and Le Renard
1995Pitar transversus Tracey and et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusPitarRömer 1857
speciestransversus(Sowerby 1829)

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 transversus Sowerby 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:38:09
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:38:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Pitar transversus (8124)