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Breviarca

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Breviarca was named by Conrad (1872) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4033].

It was synonymized subjectively with Striarca by Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Striarcinae by Vokes (1980).

Species lacking formal opinion data
B. nolani, B. richardsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Breviarca Conrad
1980Breviarca Vokes p. 18

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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
subfamilyNoetiinaeStewart 1930
tribeStriarcini(MacNeil 1938)
genusBreviarcaConrad 1872

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. †Breviarca Conrad 1872
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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: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2008-11-18 16:46:55
Modified: 2010-02-18 01:07:43
Source: f = family
Reference: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 113.00000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) B. angulata (1983 2011) B. habita (1981 2003 2050) B. habita, B. subovata (1999) B. salinaensis (2035) B. subovata (2028 2029 2040 2043 2044 2048)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) B. grandis (4637 4638 4639 4640 4641 4642 4643 4645 4646 4650 4652 4656 4657 4660) B. grandis, B. habita (4648) B. habita (4655 6604) B. habita, B. minor (6646)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) B. sp. (230801)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) B. sp. (53508)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) B. sp. (190554)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Peru B. peruviana (62028)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) B. haddonfieldensis (6130 6135) B. haddonfieldensis, B. sp. (6133) B. sp. (6120)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) B. umbonata (6660)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) B. richardsi (6171 6175)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) B. nolani (7481 7500 7507 7552)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. nolani (7570) B. nolani, B. plummeri (7480) B. nolani, B. webbwevillensis (205541) B. plummeri (7521) B. plummeri, B. nolani (7564)