Pitar

Pitar
	Pitar laetus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Subfamily:	Callocardiinae
Genus:	Pitar; Römer, 1857
Synonyms
	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.^[2]^[3]

Species[edit]

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 osmund a 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[edit]

^ "Pitar". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ 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.
^ Biolib
^ ITIS
^ Animal Diversity Web
^ NCBI
^ 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.

External links[edit]

[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

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