Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Hanna 1927

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combination: Barbatia cliffensis

Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398

Belongs to Barbatia (Cucullaearca) according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Reinhart 1943, Squires 1987 and Squires 1988

Sister taxa: Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) lima, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) mississippiensis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana, Cucullaearca candida

Type specimen: UCMP 31076 - 31081 (cotypes). Its type locality is UCR loc. 4922, which is in a Lutetian deep subtidal shelf shale in the Ardath Formation of California.

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: California collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.