''Pitar'' is a
genus
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of saltwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the subfamily
Callocardiinae of the family
Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are e ...
, the Venus clams. The genus contains over 60 species.
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
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
Sowerby, 1851
* ''
Pitar bucculentus''
(Römer, 1867)
* ''
Pitar bullatus
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* ' ...
''
Sowerby, 1851
* ''
Pitar chordatum''
Roemer, 1867
* ''
Pitar citrinus''
J. B. Lamarck, 1818
* ''
Pitar consanguineus
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
C. B. Adams, 1852
* ''
Pitar coxeni
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
Smith, 1885
* ''
Pitar curnowae
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
Lamprell & Healy, 1997
* ''
Pitar dohrni
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
(Römer, 1867)
* ''
Pitar elatus
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1908)
* ''
Pitar erubescens
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* ' ...
''
(Dunker, 1853)
* ''
Pitar fluctuatus
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
Sowerby, 1851
* ''
Pitar fulminatus
''Pitar fulminatus'', or the lightning venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil and Bermuda
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''
C. T. Menke, 1828
* ''
Pitar hebraeus
''Pitar hebraeus'' is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species ...
''
J. B. Lamarck, 1818
* ''
Pitar helenae
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
A. A. Olsson, 1961
* ''
Pitar inconspicuus
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
* ''
Pitar indecorus
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
(Philippi, 1848)
* ''
Pitar inflatus''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
* ''
Pitar kathiewayae''
Lamprell & Kilburn, 1999
* ''
Pitar laetus
''Pitar'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus contains over 60 species.
Species
* ''Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, ...
''
(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
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
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
''Pitar hebraeus'' is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species ...
(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
''Lamelliconcha circinata'', common name the "purple venus clam", is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. This species can be found around the coasts of the islands in the West Indies
The West Indies is ...
''
(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
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
(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
''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.
Species
* '' Pitar aequinoctialis'' Fischer-Piette, 1969
* '' P ...
''
(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)
Catalogue of life
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References
* 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
Römer E. (1857). Kritische Untersuchung der Arten des Mollusken-Geschlechts Venus bei Linné und Gmelin, mit Berücksichtigung der später beschriebenen Arten. Marburg. xiii + 135 p
Römer E. (1862). Kritische Uebersicht der Arten ans der Cythereen-gruppe Caryatis Römer (Pitar olim). Malakozoologische Blätter. 9: 58-86
Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26 (1312): 335-412
Rehder H.A. (1943). New marine mollusks from the Antillean Region. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 93(3161): 187-203, pls 19-20.
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Bivalve genera