WoRMS taxon details
Pitar virgo (Gray, 1838)
225553 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225553)
accepted
Species
Chione virgo Gray, 1838 · unaccepted
Pitaria roemeri Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913 · unaccepted
Venus (Cytherea) belcheri (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) sensu Römer, 1867 · unaccepted (misidentificqtion)
marine
(of Chione virgo Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965
page(s): 306 [details]
page(s): 306 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pitar virgo (Gray, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225553 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pitaria roemeri Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913) Tomlin, J. R. le B. & Shackleford, L. J. (1913). Note on the <i>Caryatis belcheri</i> of Römer. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 14(1): 94., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31654198 [details]
original description (of Chione virgo Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965
page(s): 306 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Chione virgo Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965
page(s): 306 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 896-897 [details]
page(s): 896-897 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
