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Pitar quadratus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Tapes quadrata Gabb p. 169 figs. PL 30, Fig. 249
1930Pitar quadratus Stewart p. 234 figs. Plate 7, fig. 9

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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
speciesquadratus()

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 quadratus Gabb 1864
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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 Selandian to the top of the Bartonian or 61.60000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Tapes quadrata (190778 190783 190795)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Tapes quadrata (184016)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Pitar quadratus (52611 52612 52613 52618)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Pitar quadratus (52614)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Pitar quadratus (194189)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Pitar quadratus (194185 194191)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Pitar quadratus (52204 52205 52206)