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Taxonomy
Meretrix texacola was named by Harris (1895) [DISTRIBTUTION: Middle Eocene; Texas.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Pitaria (Pitaria) texacola by Palmer (1927); it was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) texacola by Stenzel et al. (1957).
It was recombined as Pitaria (Pitaria) texacola by Palmer (1927); it was recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) texacola by Stenzel et al. (1957).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aldrichi, P. avenalensis, P. californiana, P. californianus, P. cosanguineus, P. kelloggi, P. matheroni, P. megacostata, P. nuttalliopsis, P. obliquata, P. poulsoni, P. protena, P. ripleyanus, P. sciena, P. sculpturata, P. semeliformis, P. soledadensis, P. sorrentoensis, P. stantoni, P. subnasuta, P. subpellucidum, P. swedani, P. tejonensis, P. thompsoni, P. turneri, P. campi, P. turneri, P. california, P. avenalensis, P. kavranensis, P. striata
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1895 | Meretrix texacola Harris pp. 50-51 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5 |
1919 | Meretrix texacola Harris p. 142 |
1927 | Pitaria (Pitaria) texacola Palmer p. 15 |
1957 | Pitar (Calpitaria) texacola Stenzel et al. p. 145 |
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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 (Calpitaria) texacola Harris 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available