| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Meretrix : Pitaria palmeri |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitaria : Pitaria palmeri |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Pitaria |
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| Scientific Name | Pitaria palmeri Clark & Woodford, 1927 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Pitaria palmeri | species | belongs to Pitaria | stated without evidence | Clark and Woodford, 1927 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Veneridae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Veneridae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Veneridae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142 |
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Pitaria palmeri
