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Taxonomy
Meretrix uvasana was named by Conrad (1855). Its type specimen is ANSP 4457 (neotype) and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) uvasanus by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) uvasana by Squires (1984); it was recombined as Pitar uvasana by Squires (1999) and Hendy (2020).
It was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) uvasanus by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) uvasana by Squires (1984); it was recombined as Pitar uvasana by Squires (1999) and Hendy (2020).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aldrichi, P. californiana, P. cosanguineus, P. matheroni, P. megacostata, P. nuttalliopsis, P. obliquata, P. poulsoni, P. protena, P. ripleyanus, P. sciena, P. sculpturata, P. semeliformis, P. soledadensis, P. stantoni, P. subnasuta, P. subpellucidum, P. swedani, P. thompsoni, P. turneri, P. turneri, P. kavranensis, P. striata
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Meretrix uvasana Conrad p. 9 figs. pl. 1., FIg. 3 |
| 1864 | Meretrix uvasana Gabb p. 163 figs. PL 30, Fig. 248 |
| 1915 | Meretrix tejonensis Dickerson p. 53 figs. Plate 3, figures 2a and 2b |
| 1930 | Pitar (Calpitaria) uvasanus Stewart pp. 235 - 236 figs. Plate 12. fig. 7 |
| 1984 | Pitar (Calpitaria) uvasana Squires p. 51 figs. Figures 12i-j |
| 1987 | Pitar tejonensis Nilsen pp. 91, 93 |
| 1999 | Pitar uvasana Squires p. 27 |
| 2020 | Pitar uvasana Hendy |
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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.
†Pitar uvasana Conrad 1855
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Invalid names: Meretrix tejonensis Dickerson 1915 [objective synonym]
†Pitar uvasana coquillensis Turner 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available