Pitar

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
 * 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 Sowerby, 1851
 * Pitar bucculentus (Römer, 1867)
 * Pitar bullatus Sowerby, 1851
 * Pitar chordatum Roemer, 1867
 * Pitar citrinus J. B. Lamarck, 1818
 * Pitar consanguineus C. B. Adams, 1852
 * Pitar coxeni  Smith, 1885
 * Pitar curnowae Lamprell & Healy, 1997
 * Pitar dohrni (Römer, 1867)
 * Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908)
 * Pitar erubescens (Dunker, 1853)
 * Pitar fluctuatus Sowerby, 1851
 * Pitar fulminatus C. T. Menke, 1828
 * Pitar hebraeus J. B. Lamarck, 1818
 * Pitar helenae A. A. Olsson, 1961
 * Pitar inconspicuus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
 * Pitar indecorus (Philippi, 1848)
 * Pitar inflatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
 * Pitar kathiewayae Lamprell & Kilburn, 1999
 * Pitar laetus (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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)