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Pitar ripleyanus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Cytherea (Caryatis) pratti, Meretrix (Pitar) dalikiensis, Meretrix (Pitar) elliptica, P. (Pitar) nuttali, P. addicotti, P. albidus, P. barbarensis, P. baylii, P. cedroensis, P. colchaguana, P. cordatus, P. diabloensis, P. hataii, P. kotoi, P. mancorensis, P. morrhuanus (syn. Cytherea sayana), P. murphyi, P. ozakii, P. palmeri, P. parisiensis, P. petropolitanus, P. porrecta, P. quadratus, P. rostratus, P. salanga, P. sciaena, P. securiformis, P. simpsoni, P. sorachiensis, P. stocki, P. subarestus, P. transversus, P. uvasana (syn. Meretrix tejonensis), P. vancouverensis, P. vulnerata

Synonymy list
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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
speciesripleyanus

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Illinois) Pitar ripleyanus (70129)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Pitar ripleyanus (2815 2817 2859 2862 83297)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Tennessee) Pitar ripleyanus (91896 98666)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Pitar ripleyanus (98880)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Tennessee) Pitar ripleyanus (98662 98668)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Pitar ripleyanus (2919 86182 89947 98426)