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Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Circe (Lioconcha) newcombiana was named by Gabb (1865). It is extant.

It was recombined as Callista newcombiana by Cooper (1888); it was recombined as Pitar newcombianus by Powell et al. (2005); it was recombined as Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus by Coan et al. (2000), Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Circe (Lioconcha) newcombiana Gabb p. 189
1888Callista newcombiana Cooper p. 231
2000Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus Coan et al. p. 380
2005Pitar newcombianus Powell II et al.
2021Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus Hendy

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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
subgenusPitarRömer 1857
speciesnewcombianus()

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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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Pitar newcombianus (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Callista newcombiana (222659 222660) Pitar newcombianus (59063 96936 96937 160361 219030)