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Pitar kotoi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pitar kotoi Natori p. 252 figs. Plate 36, Figs. 4a-b

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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
specieskotoi

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
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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: 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 Miocene33.9 - 15.97Japan (Wakayama) Pitar kotoi (type locality: 205008)