Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Veneroidea > Family Veneridae > Genus Pitar

Pitar mediterraneus (Aradas & Benoit, 1872)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PitarRömer, 1857accepted genus name
Meretrix (Pitar) Römer, 1857 synonym

Species group names

Cytherea mediterranea Aradas & Benoit, 1872 synonym
Meretrix (Pitar) mediterranea Dautzenberg, 1891 synonym
Pitar mediterranea (Tiberi, 1855) synonym

Literature

original description

Aradas A. & Benoit L. (1872-1876). Conchigliologia vivente marina della Sicilia. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali (3) 6: 1-113 + pl. 1-2 [1872]; 113-226 + pl. 3-4 [1874]; 227-324 + pl. 5 [1876] (dates of publication according to Bouchet P. 1982, ^Bollettino Malacologico^ 18

basis of record

Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

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Taxonomy

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External Links

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Citation

Gofas, S.; Huber, M. (2014). Pitar mediterraneus. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507830

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2011-05-23 by Serge Gofas

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