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Taxonomy
Meretrix californiana was named by Conrad (1855).
It was recombined as Pitaria californiana by Hanna (1927); it was recombined as Pitar californianus by Givens and Kennedy (1979).
It was recombined as Pitaria californiana by Hanna (1927); it was recombined as Pitar californianus by Givens and Kennedy (1979).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Meretrix californiana Conrad p. 9 figs. pl. 1, fig. 4 |
| 1864 | Meretrix californica Gabb p. 166 |
| 1927 | Pitaria californiana Hanna p. 288 |
| 1979 | Pitar californianus Givens and Kennedy p. 90 |
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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.
†Pitaria californiana Conrad 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||