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Barbatia marylandica

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Byssoarca marylandica was named by Conrad (1840).

It was recombined as Arca (Barbatia) marylandica by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Barbatia marylandica by Mansfield (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Byssoarca marylandica Conrad p. 54 figs. Plate XXIX, Fig. 1
1904Arca (Barbatia) marylandica Glenn p. 391
1940Barbatia marylandica Mansfield p. 174

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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)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
speciesmarylandica(Conrad 1840)

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.

†Barbatia marylandica Conrad 1840
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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: 2004-02-29 17:10:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:04:23
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Barbatia marylandica (60665 60968)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Barbatia marylandica (60985 61051 61100 61110)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Arca marylandica (59335)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (Rhode Island) Arca marylandica (88533)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Arca marylandica (41760 42250 42290 42328 42443 42482 42663 42684)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Arca marylandica (43036 94810) Barbatia marylandica (111204)