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Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia cliffensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31076 - 31081 (cotypes) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCR loc. 4922, which is in a Lutetian deep subtidal shelf shale in the Ardath Formation of California.

It was recombined as Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis by Reinhart (1943), Moore (1983), Squires (1987) and Squires (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Barbatia cliffensis Hanna p. 272 figs. Plate 26, figures 1-6
1943Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Reinhart p. 32 figs. PI. 1, figs. 5-7
1983Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Moore pp. A34 - A35 figs. Plate 5, figures 9, 12
1987Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Squires p. 55 fig. 89
1988Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Squires p. 17 fig. 45

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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
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
subgenusCucullaearca(Conrad 1865)
speciescliffensis()

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.

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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 09:04:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:04:33
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Lutetian or 55.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (California) Barbatia cliffensis (111552)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Barbatia cliffensis (5540 5543 200659 200720)