MolluscaBase taxon details
Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908)
225546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225546)
accepted
Species
Pitaria elata G. B. Sowerby III, 1908 · unaccepted
Venus (Cytherea) cor Hanley, 1844 sensu Römer, 1867 · unaccepted (misapplication)
marine
(of Pitaria elata G. B. Sowerby III, 1908) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1908). Description of eight new species of marine Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 8: 16-19, pl. 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058203
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 8 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225546 on 2025-07-08
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(of Pitaria elata G. B. Sowerby III, 1908) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1908). Description of eight new species of marine Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 8: 16-19, pl. 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058203
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 8 [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]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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): 900-901 [details]
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 8 [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]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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): 900-901 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
