Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Pitar dalli, Pitaria dalli
Belongs to Pitar (Pitar) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Hickman 2015, Moore 1976 and Weaver 1942
Sister taxa: Pitar (Pitar) angelinae, Pitar (Pitar) calvimontana, Pitar (Pitar) carmenensis, Pitar (Pitar) cercadica, Pitar (Pitar) consanguineus, Pitar (Pitar) corbulina, Pitar (Pitar) coroanus, Pitar (Pitar) dinotus, Pitar (Pitar) distincta, Pitar (Pitar) euglyptus, Pitar (Pitar) ewekoroensis, Pitar (Pitar) gabrielensis, Pitar (Pitar) helenae, Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus, Pitar (Pitar) ovatus, Pitar (Pitar) quirosanus, Pitar (Pitar) rudis, Pitar (Pitar) sapotanus, Pitar (Pitar) tumens, Pitar (Pitar) yasila
Type specimen: CAS 460A, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (8: Alaska, Oregon, Washington collections)
• Eocene of United States (23: California, Oregon)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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