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Pitar
Pitar morrhuanus
Pitar morrhuanus
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Imparidentia
Family:
Veneridae
Genus:
Pitar
Species:
Pitar morrhuanus
(Dall, 1902)
Common Name: False quahog
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Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
South Florida to Virginia.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Late Pleistocene
Fort Thompson Formation (S. FL)
Norfolk Formation (VA)
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Yorktown Formation (VA)
Pitar morrhuanus
from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112638).
Pitar morrhuanus
from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 113049).