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Torquifer pittorum B. Roth, 1981 †
1818128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1818128)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Roth, B. (1981). A remarkable melongenid gastropod from the Gatun Formation, Panama. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 16(4): 149-153, pl. 1.
page(s): 150, 152, pl. 1, figs. 1-4, 6 [details]
page(s): 150, 152, pl. 1, figs. 1-4, 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Panama
, Note north of Transisthmian Highway, about 1...
type locality contained in Panama (origin: native) [details]
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Type locality north of Transisthmian Highway, about 1 kilometer northwest from Sabanitta [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologists, Lois Jeannette Pitt (1930-2020) and William [Bill] Dennis Pitt (1925-2015).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologists, Lois Jeannette Pitt (1930-2020) and William [Bill] Dennis Pitt (1925-2015).
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Roth, B. (1981). A remarkable melongenid gastropod from the Gatun Formation, Panama. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 16(4): 149-153, pl. 1.
page(s): 150, 152, pl. 1, figs. 1-4, 6 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 11, pl. S17 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 150, 152, pl. 1, figs. 1-4, 6 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 11, pl. S17 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
