# 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)