Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: T. Matsubara, H. Kurita, and H. Matsuo. 2010. Eocene Mollusca from the Tainohata Formation in Kobe City, southwest Japan. Paleontological Research 14(2):119-144
Belongs to Pitar according to T. Matsubara et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Meretrix (Pitar) dalikiensis, Meretrix (Pitar) elliptica, Pitar (Calpitaria), Pitar (Chionella), Pitar (Cordiopsis), Pitar (Costellipitar), Pitar (Hyphantosoma), Pitar (Lamelliconcha), Pitar (Meisenia), Pitar (Nanopitar), Pitar (Omnivenus), Pitar (Paradione), Pitar (Pitar), Pitar (Pitar) nuttali, Pitar (Pitarenus), Pitar (Pitarina), Pitar addicotti, Pitar albidus, Pitar barbarensis, Pitar baylii, Pitar cedroensis, Pitar colchaguana, Pitar cordatus, Pitar diabloensis, Pitar hataii, Pitar kotoi, Pitar mancorensis, Pitar morrhuanus, Pitar murphyi, Pitar palmeri, Pitar parisiensis, Pitar petropolitanus, Pitar porrecta, Pitar quadratus, Pitar rostratus, Pitar salanga, Pitar sciaena, Pitar securiformis, Pitar simpsoni, Pitar sorachiensis, Pitar stocki, Pitar subarestus, Pitar transversus, Pitar uvasana, Pitar vancouverensis, Cytherea (Caryatis) pratti
Type specimen: MNHAH D1-029537
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Japan (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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