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Pitar (Cordiopsis)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Sinodia (Cordiopsis) Tremlett p. 66
1988Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) Prasad et al. p. 193
2002Cordiopsis Sepkoski
2003Pitar (Cordiopsis) Mandic and Steininger p. 278

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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
subgenusCordiopsis

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.

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Cordiopsis incrassata Nyst 1836
Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) subathooensis d'Archaic and Haime 1854
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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Burdigalian or 48.07000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Cordiopsis incrassata (51239 51240 51241 51243 51246)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Romania Cordiopsis incrassata (101880)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9India Pelecyora subathooensis (44095)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Sinodia suborbicularis (40029)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Cordiopsis incrassata (103739 103754 103760 103765)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Varna) Cordiopsis incrassata (102229)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania Cordiopsis incrassata (102031)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Essonne) Pelecyora incrassata (9067 9072 9073 9075 9076 9077 9078 9079 9098 9114 9127 9130 9131 9132 9133 9134 9135 9169 9171 9172 9173 9174 9175 9177 9179 9180 9181 9182 9183 9193 9266 9267 9268 9269)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Cordiopsis incrassata (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Cordiopsis incrassata (111366 111367 111368 111371)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Cordiopsis incrassata (102023 187379) Cordiopsis sp., Cordiopsis incrassata (101972)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France (Essonne) Pelecyora incrassata (9129 9270)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Cordiopsis incrassata (102362)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Austria Cordiopsis incrassata (77734 77735 77737)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Austria (Lower Austria) Cordiopsis incrassata (55242)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Austria (Upper Austria) Cordiopsis incrassata (55237)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Pitar incrassata (77403 77405) Pitar incrassata, Pitar schafferi (65161)