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Lamarcka mutabilis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Byssoarca mutabilis was named by Sowerby (1833). It is extant.

It was recombined as Arca (Arca) mutabilis by Reinhart (1943); it was recombined as Arca mutabilis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012); it was recombined as Lamarcka mutabilis by Vermeij and Amano (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Byssoarca mutabilis Sowerby p. 17
1943Arca (Arca) mutabilis Reinhart p. 26 figs. PI. 11, figs. 8-10
2012Arca mutabilis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 162
2021Lamarcka mutabilis Vermeij and Amano p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusLamarcka
speciesmutabilis(Sowerby 1833)

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.

Lamarcka mutabilis Sowerby 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:02
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:02
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Arca mutabilis (44963)