African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908)

Traits taxon details

Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908)

AphiaID

225546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225546)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pitar Römer, 1857

Orig. name

Pitaria elata G. B. Sowerby III, 1908

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1908). Description of eight new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8: 16-19, pl. 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058203
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 8 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225546 on 2024-05-01

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Pitar elatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225546 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-03-22 07:58:54Z

created

Mint Jiddou, Azza

2010-09-23 10:34:21Z

changed

Huber, Markus

2018-05-27 06:55:22Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

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Sources (4)
Images (1)

original description (of ) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1908). Description of eight new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 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). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 900-901 [details]

From other sources

Pitar elatus