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Pitar

Pitar is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus contains over 60 species.

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Pitar
Pitar laetus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Subfamily: Callocardiinae
Genus: Pitar
Römer, 1857
Synonyms1
  • Caryatis Römer, 1862 (junior homonym of Caryatis Hübner, 1819 [Lepidoptera])
  • Cytherea (Caryatis) Romer, 1862
  • Meretrix (Pitar) Römer, 1857
  • †Pitar (Calpitaria) Jukes-Browne, 1908· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pitar (Nanopitar) Rehder, 1943· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pitar (Pitar) Römer, 1857· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pitar (Pitarina) Jukes-Browne, 1913
  • Pitar (Prorapitar) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pitaria Dall, 1902 (unjustified emendation of Pitar)
  • Pitarina Jukes-Browne, 1913
  • Venus (Caryatis) Römer, 1862

Pitar is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus contains over 60 species.23

Species

  • Pitar aequinoctialis Fischer-Piette, 1969
  • Pitar affinis J. F. Gmelin, 1791
  • Pitar alabastrum (Reeve, 1863)
  • Pitar albidus J. F. Gmelin, 1791
  • Pitar albinus (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Pitar arestus Dall & Simpson, 1901
  • Pitar bermudezi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
  • Pitar berryi Keen, 1971
  • Pitar brevispinosus Sowerby, 1851
  • Pitar bucculentus (Römer, 1867)
  • Pitar bullatus Sowerby, 1851
  • Pitar chordatum Roemer, 1867
  • Pitar citrinus J. B. Lamarck, 1818
  • Pitar consanguineus C. B. Adams, 1852
  • Pitar coxeni Smith, 1885
  • Pitar curnowae Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  • Pitar dohrni (Römer, 1867)
  • Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908)
  • Pitar erubescens (Dunker, 1853)
  • Pitar fluctuatus Sowerby, 1851
  • Pitar fulminatus C. T. Menke, 1828
  • Pitar hebraeus J. B. Lamarck, 1818
  • Pitar helenae A. A. Olsson, 1961
  • Pitar inconspicuus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
  • Pitar indecorus (Philippi, 1848)
  • Pitar inflatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
  • Pitar kathiewayae Lamprell & Kilburn, 1999
  • Pitar laetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pitar lineolatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1854
  • Pitar mediterraneus N. D. N. Tiberi, 1855
  • Pitar multispinosus Sowerby, 1851
  • Pitar mundus (Römer, 1860)
  • Pitar newcombianus (Gabb, 1865)
  • Pitar ngocthieni Thach, 2016
  • Pitar nicklesi Cosel & Gofas, 2018
  • Pitar obliquatus Hanley, 1844
  • Pitar omissa (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
  • Pitar osmunda T. Iredale, 1936
  • Pitar pallescens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
  • Pitar palmeri Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967
  • Pitar pellucidus J. B. Lamarck, 1818
  • Pitar perfragilis H. A. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
  • Pitar phoenicopterus (Römer, 1867)
  • Pitar pilula Rehder, 1943
  • Pitar potteri Healy & Lamprell, 1992
  • Pitar prora T. A. Conrad, 1837
  • Pitar pura (Deshayes, 1853)
  • Pitar queenslandicus Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  • Pitar rectodorsalis Lamprell & Kilburn, 1999
  • Pitar reeveanum J. Hidalgo, 1903
  • Pitar rosea Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
  • Pitar rostratus Koch, 1844
  • Pitar rudis Poli, 1795
  • Pitar rufescens (Deshayes, 1853)
  • Pitar simpsoni W. H. Dall, 1889
  • Pitar soligena (Römer, 1867)
  • Pitar sophiae G. F. Angas, 1877
  • Pitar striatus Gray, 1838
  • Pitar subpellucidus Sowerby, 1851
  • Pitar sulfureus H. A. Pilsbry, 1904
  • Pitar tahitensis (Philippi, 1851)
  • Pitar thornleyae Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  • Pitar tortuosus W. J. Broderip, 1835
  • Pitar trevori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
  • Pitar tumens J. F. Gmelin, 1791
  • Pitar virgo (Gray, 1838)
  • Pitar vinaceus A. A. Olsson, 1961
  • Pitar vulneratus W. J. Broderip, 1835
Synonyms
  • Pitar abbreviatus C. F. Krauss, 1848 : synonym of Pitar hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Pitar aletes J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 : synonym of Hyphantosoma aletes (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948)
  • Pitar alternatus W. J. Broderip, 1835 : synonym of Lamelliconcha alternata (Broderip, 1835)
  • Pitar callicomatus'' W. H. Dall, 1902 : syno,nym of Lamelliconcha callicomata (Dall, 1902)
  • Pitar circinatus I. von Born, 1778 : synonym of Lamelliconcha circinata (Born, 1778)
  • Pitar concinnus G.B. Sowerby I, 1835 : synonym of Lamelliconcha concinna (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
  • Pitar cordatus Schwengel, 1951 : synonym of Pitarenus cordatus (Schwengel, 1951)
  • Pitar dione C. Linnaeus, 1758 : synonym of Hysteroconcha dione (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pitar elenensis A. A. Olsson, 1961 : synonym of Pitar consanguineus (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Pitar floridella Gray, 1838 : synonym of Callista floridella (Gray, 1838)
  • Pitar frizzelli J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 : synonym of Callpita frizzelli (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948) (original combination)
  • Pitar hertleini A. A. Olsson, 1961 : synonym of Hyphantosoma pollicaris (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Pitar hesperius Berry, 1960 : synonym of Lamelliconcha alternata (Broderip, 1835)
  • Pitar hoffstetteri Fischer-Piette, 1969 : synonym of Pitar consanguineus (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Pitar inconstans Ch. Hedley, 1923 : synonym of Costellipitar inconstans (Hedley, 1923)
  • Pitar indecoroides Yokoyama, 1928 : synonym of Costellipitar indecoroides (Yokoyama, 1928)
  • Pitar japonicum T. Kuroda & T. Kawamoto, 1956 : synonym of Aphrodora kurodai (Matsubara, 2007) (Invalid: junior homonym of Pitar japonica Ando, 1953; Pitar kurodai is a replacement name)
  • Pitar levis Zorina, 1978 : synonym of Aphrodora hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888)
  • Pitar limatulum G.B. Sowerby II, 1853 : synonym of Hyphantosoma limatulum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
  • Pitar lupanaria R. P. Lesson, 1830 : synonym of Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831)
  • Pitar madecassinus Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967 : synonym of Costellipitar madecassinus (Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967)
  • Pitar manillae G.B. Sowerby II, 1851 : synonym of Costellipitar manillae (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
  • Pitar morrhuanus Linsley, 1848 : synonym of Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902)
  • Pitar nancyae Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 : synonym of Hyphantosoma nancyae (Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990)
  • Pitar nipponica T. Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 : synonym of Aphrodora nipponica (Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
  • Pitar noguchii T. Habe, 1958 : synonym of Aphrodora noguchii (Habe, 1958)
  • Pitar paytensis d'Orbigny, 1845 : synonym of Lamelliconcha paytensis (d'Orbigny, 1845)
  • Pitar pollicaris P. P. Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Hyphantosoma pollicaris (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Pitar regularis Smith, 1885 : synonym of Costellipitar regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  • Pitar spoori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 : synonym of Hyphantosoma spoori (Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990)
  • Pitar sulcata Zorina, 1978 : synonym of Aphrodora sulcata (Zorina, 1978)
  • Pitar tellinoidea G.B. Sowerby II, 1851 : synonym of Costellipitar cor (Hanley, 1844)
  • Pitar unicolor G.B. Sowerby I, 1835 : synonym of Lamelliconcha unicolor (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
  • Pitar variegatum T. Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 : synonym of Pitar inflatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
  • Pitar yerburyi Smith, 1891 : synonym of Aphrodora yerburyi (E. A. Smith, 1891)
  • Pitar zonatus W. H. Dall, 1902 : synonym of Pitarenus zonatus (Dall, 1902)

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References

References

  1. "Pitar". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 68-69.
  3. Biolib
  4. ITIS
  5. Animal Diversity Web
  6. NCBI
  7. Catalogue of life
  • Jukes-Browne, A. J. 1913. On Callista, Amiantis, and Pitaria. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 10: 335-347.
  • Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
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