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Taxonomy
Meretrix simpsoni was named by Dall (1895). It is extant.
It was recombined as Pitar simpsoni by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Pitar simpsoni by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aldrichi, P. californiana, P. cosanguineus, P. matheroni, P. megacostata, P. nuttalliopsis, P. obliquata, P. poulsoni, P. protena, P. ripleyanus, P. sciena, P. sculpturata, P. semeliformis, P. soledadensis, P. stantoni, P. subnasuta, P. subpellucidum, P. swedani, P. thompsoni, P. turneri, P. turneri, P. kavranensis, P. striata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Meretrix simpsoni Dall |
| 2008 | Pitar simpsoni Hendy et al. |
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Pitar simpsoni Dall 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Pitar simpsoni (61309) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Pitar simpsoni (61310) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Pitar simpsoni (61311 69038 70010 96538) |