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Pitar (Pitar) dalli

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Pitaria dalli was named by Weaver (1916) [TYPE SPECIMEN: First syntype listed.]. Its type specimen is CAS 460A, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pitar dalli by Weaver (1942) and Hickman (2015); it was recombined as Pitar (Pitar) dalli by Moore (1976) and Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Pitaria dalli Weaver p. 41 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-4
1942Pitar dalli Weaver pp. 181-182
1976Pitar (Pitar) dalli Moore p. 47
2015Pitar dalli Hickman p. 34
2020Pitar (Pitar) dalli 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
speciesdalli(Weaver 1916)

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 (Pitar) dalli Weaver 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available