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Taxonomy
Megapitaria was named by Grant and Gale (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Macrocallista (Megapitaria) by Todd (2001).
It was assigned to Macrocallista by Todd (2001); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Macrocallista (Megapitaria) by Todd (2001).
It was assigned to Macrocallista by Todd (2001); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
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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.
Subg. Macrocallista (Megapitaria) Grant and Gale 1931
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Macrocallista (Megapitaria) albaria Say 1830
Megapitaria aurantiaca Sowerby 1831
Megapitaria squalida Sowerby 1833
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma
Collections (57 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Serravallian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Macrocallista sp. (135818) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | Macrocallista sp. (61342 136016 136118 145520 145521 145523 145524) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | Macrocallista sp. (61334 79779 79780 79783 79784 79785 79791 79792 79984 79985 79986 79996 79997 136014 145530 145531) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Macrocallista sp. (61347) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Colon) | Macrocallista sp. (79855) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Colombia | Callista albaria (97691) | |
| Zanclean | Panama (Bocas) | Macrocallista sp. (135832) | |
| Zanclean | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Macrocallista sp. (79982) | |
| Zanclean | USA (South Carolina) | Macrocallista albaria (60940) | |
| Pliocene | Ecuador | Megapitaria aurantiaca (96596) Megapitaria squalida (96598) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Costa Rica (Limon) | Macrocallista sp. (79992 79993) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Macrocallista sp. (61344) | |
| Piacenzian | Costa Rica (Limon) | Macrocallista sp. (79796 79798 79800 79803) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas) | Macrocallista sp. (79999) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Ecuador (Manabi) | Macrocallista squalida (51878) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Costa Rica | Macrocallista squalida (66777) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Sonora) | Megapitaria squalida (96565) | |
| Calabrian | Ecuador | Macrocallista aurantiaca (97639) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Macrocallista squalida (89597) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Sonora) | Megapitaria squalida (44963 96557 96558 96561) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Macrocallista squalida (160361) Megapitaria squalida (96936 96937 96939) Pitar squalidus (96895) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico | Macrocallista squalida (147802 147803) Pitar squalidus (96870) |