| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Pitar kotoi was named by Natori (1964). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Motomiya, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene marine horizon in the Ukekawa-Muro Formation of Japan.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Pitar kotoi Natori p. 252 figs. Plate 36, Figs. 4a-b |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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 kotoi Natori 1964
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Japan (Wakayama) | Pitar kotoi (type locality: 205008) |