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Arcopsis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae

Taxonomy
Arcopsis was named by Koenen (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Arca (Arcopsis) by Oostingh (1935); it was reranked as Striarca (Arcopsis) by Amano et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Arca by Oostingh (1935); to Striarca by Amano et al. (2000); to Striarcinae by Vokes (1980), Moore (1983) and Coan et al. (2000); to Arcoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Noetiidae by Eames (1951), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Hickman (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Arcopsis Koenen
1935Arca (Arcopsis) Oostingh p. 128
1951Arcopsis Eames p. 333
1980Arcopsis Vokes p. 18
1983Arcopsis Moore p. A47
1998Arcopsis Lamprell and Healy p. 64
2000Striarca (Arcopsis) Amano et al.
2000Arcopsis Coan et al. p. 139
2002Arcopsis Sepkoski
2002Spinearca Sepkoski
2002Verilarca Sepkoski
2012Arcopsis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 206
2021Arcopsis Hickman p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyNoetiidaeStewart 1930
genusArcopsisKoenen 1885

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Arcopsis Koenen 1885
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Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886
Arcopsis dispar Deshayes 1858
Arcopsis solida Sowerby I 1833
Arcopsis sparsiincisa Eames 1951
Arcopsis symmrica Reeve 1844
Arcopsis textilis Deshayes 1858
Invalid names: Spinearca [synonym], Verilarca [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 08:58:38
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:58:38
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (151 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Germany A. cardioides (1342)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark A. christinae (1386 35039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. nolani (1296 1392 1393)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) A. subrhombus, A. tumulus (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland A. limnopsis (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium A. koeneni (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark A. christinae (35040)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Puerto Rico A. sp. (87547)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France A. sp. (20816)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Poland A. limnopsis (3112)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark A. limopsis (35263 35264 35265 35266 35267 51500)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria A. africana (41394) A. sp. (46260)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) A. sp. (42655)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Striarca quadrilatera (177970)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria A. africana (77257)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) A. dissimilis (48444)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) A. dissimilis (48441)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) A. dissimilis (48576)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) A. adamsi (60985)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India A. bataviana (72083) Barbatia bataviana (76573 76574)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Arca bataviana (77172) A. textiles (77459)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Arca adamsi (41760 42365 42424 42482 42605)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria A. lactea (77402)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland A. papillifera (51690 51691)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria A. papillifera (60288 60289 60292 60313)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Arca adamsi (43024 43032 94810) A. adamsi (111204)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece A. rollei (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece A. rollei (72310)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia A. bataviana, A. gembacana (70091)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Papua New Guinea Arca bataviana (78305 78307)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago A. adamsi (60405 60634)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) A. caputavisensis (42391)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago A. adamsi (60412 60414 60415 60416 60417)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic A. sp. (74964)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Java) A. altenai, A. bataviana (42435)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) A. caputavisensis (42399)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Striarca symmetrica (97076 97078)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Arca solida (96596)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India A. bataviana (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) A. adamsi (75010)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Arca djoereiensis (84523) Arca djoereiensis, Arca harrassowitzi (84520 84533) Arca gembacana (84522) A. altenai (70089 71925)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan A. bataviana (55400) A. sp. (55398 55399)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia A. compressa (72092 72098 72100)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) A. afra (63352 63353)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia A. djoereiensis (70079)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Arca adamsi (59484) A. adamsi (69044)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica A. adamsi (69089) A. ovalina, A. adamsi (69090) A. ovalina, A. sp., A. adamsi (69094) Fossularca adamsi (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela A. adamsi (131237)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela (Carabobo) A. adamsi (41540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) A. bataviana (41664)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) A. sp. (79772 79794)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Arca adamsi (92408 92409)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) A. adamsi (61309 69029 74999 75001 79786) Fossularca adamsi (41497 41498 41501 41539 41718 79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Arca adamsi (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) A. sp. (79871)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) A. adamsi (69043 79340 80033)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Striarca symmetrica (97028)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Arca solida (96565)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) A. adamsi (80030)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Arca adamsi (66775)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Arca adamsi (75425)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador A. solida (62040)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Costa Rica (Limon) A. sp. (79835 79842 79845)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781USA (Florida) Fossularca adamsi (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Florida) A. adamsi (61310 67069 80046)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Bermuda A. adamsi (67960)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Angola A. afra (152644)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Arca solida (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Ecuador Arca solida (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Arca adamsi (66758) A. adamsi (60929 69046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) A. afra (63356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Arca solida (96561) A. solida (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico Barbatia solida (147803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) A. adamsi (61311 69034 69040 69087 96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Japan Arca symmetrica (88886 96943 96945) Striarca symmetrica (97961)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte Striarca symmetrica (209863 209864)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) A. adamsi (97607 97610)