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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Veneroidea: Pitarinae

Pitar rostratus (Philippi, 1844)


Range: 22°S to 38.7°S; 62.2°W to 41.57°W
Depth: 10 to 100 m
Maximum Reported Size: 65  mm

Synonymy

Cytherea rostrata Philippi, 1844
Pitaria rostratus (Philippi, 1844) 
Venus tehuelcha auct. non d'Orbigny, 1846
Pitar lahillei Ihering, 1907
Pitar ortmanni Ihering, 1907
Callocardia felipponei Dall, 1916

Details


Cytherea rostrata Philippi, 1844,
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Koch MS
Range: 22°S to 34°S; 41.57°W
Depth: 10 to 100 m
Maximum Reported Size: 56 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: E. A. Smith (1915) ET; Bernard (1983)
Combining Genera:  Pitaria

Callocardia felipponei Dall, 1916, 
[Synonym]
References: Scarabino (2003) s

Pitar lahillei Ihering, 1907, p. 303, pl. 11, figs. 75a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bahía Blanca [Buenos Aires Province, Argentina]
Range: 38.7°S to 38.7°S; 62.2°W
Maximum Reported Size: 48 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Buenos Aires
References: Ihering (1907) NSEWM

Pitar lahillei ortmanni Ihering, 1907, p. 453-454, pl. 18, figs. 124a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: l'Ouest de Cabo Tres Puntas, Golfe de San Jorge, formation pampienne; Golfe de San Julián, formation pampienne supérieure
Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm
References: Ihering (1907) M; Parodiz (1996) s

Venus tehuelcha auct. non d'Orbigny, 1846, 
[Not available]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Ihering, H. von. 1907. Les Mollusques fossiles du Tertiare et du Crétacé Supérieur de l'Argentine Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (3)7 xiii + 611 pp., 18 pls.

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