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Pitar (Pitar) quirosanus

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Pitaria (Pitaria) quirosana was named by Hodson (1927). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pitar (Pitar) quirosanus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Meretrix floridella, P. aegyptiaca, P. affinis, P. aldrichi, P. altoumbonata, P. arnoldi, P. arnoldi, P. ashiyaensis, P. astartiformis, P. beyrichi, P. biboraensis, P. bosquesti, P. calcanea, P. californiana, P. californica, P. castoriana, P. chejsliensis, P. chioneformis, P. circinatus, P. cosanguineus, P. crocea, P. eocenica, P. eversus, P. exiguus, P. fulminatus, P. gazleyensis, P. gigas, P. hawtofi, P. hebraeus, P. hinokumai, P. imitabilis, P. indecoroides, P. irvajamensis, P. italica, P. jogjacartensis, P. juliae, P. julianum, P. kaniei, P. kempae, P. kryshtofovichii, P. kyushuensis, P. lamarcki, P. lorenzana, P. macbeani, P. matheroni, P. megacostata, P. multifilosus, P. nitidula, P. nuttalliopsis, P. nuttalliopsis, P. obliquata, P. obliquatum, P. obliquatus, P. oraelongus, P. ornatus, P. ovalis, P. perbrevis, P. pleschakovi, P. polytropa, P. poulsoni, P. prosayana, P. protena, P. pteleina, P. pteleinus, P. quimbrizensis, P. quipayensis, P. rekinnensis, P. rhotomagensis, P. ripleyanus, P. rudis, P. saincenyensis, P. sannosawaensis, P. sciena, P. sculpturata, P. selae, P. selseiensis, P. semeliformis, P. semipunctata, P. soledadensis, P. splendida, P. stantoni, P. subnasuta, P. subpellucida, P. subpellucidum, P. subpellucidus, P. sunakozakaensis, P. swedani, P. takashimaensis, P. thompsoni, P. tranquilla, P. turneri, P. undata, P. uvasana, P. uvasana, P. uvasanus, P. vetus, P. villanovae, P. wasana, P. wolfi, P. woodwardi, P. zacachunensis, P. amichel, P. japonica, P. japonicum, P. bonnetensis, P. heberti, P. villanovae, P. petroplitanus, P. pseudosubcyrenoides, P. rakhiensis, P. turneri, P. duponti, P. duponti, P. italica, P. lilacinoides, P. raulini, P. schafferi, P. carbasea, P. carbeseus, P. lavelanus, P. planivieta, P. sculpturatus, P. cypta, P. indistincta, P. mendezensis, P. trigoniata, P. astartiformis, P. cicinatus, P. circinatus, P. diminuta, P. euglypta, P. hartti, P. imitabilis, P. labeanus, P. labreanus, P. macbeani, P. obscurata, P. perarcana, P. recondita, P. rosea, P. yoakumi, P. eocenica, P. marensis, P. gretschischkini, P. kakertensis, P. kavranensis, P. okadana, P. antillensis, P. chioneformis, P. cornelli, P. hera, P. laziarina, P. maiquetiensis, P. nuttalliopsis, P. planivetus, P. pyga, P. columbiana, P. paraguaensis, P. scutellaris, P. citrina, P. itoi, P. striata, P. subpellucida
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2010-01-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pitaria (Pitaria) quirosana Hodson
1982Pitar (Pitar) quirosanus Woodring p. 685

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
RankNameAuthor
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusPitarRömer 1857
subgenusPitarRömer 1857
speciesquirosanus(Hodson 1927)

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 (Pitar) quirosanus Hodson 1927
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Pitar quirosanus (42626 42628 42631 42632)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Pitar quirosanus (42616 42619 42620 49493)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Zulia) Pitaria quirosana (60627)