Barbatia (Cucullaearca) lima Conrad 1848 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combinations: Arca lima, Byssoarca lima, Cucullaearca lima, Navicula lima

Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299

Belongs to Barbatia (Cucullaearca) according to D. T. Dockery 1982

See also Conrad 1848

Sister taxa: Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) mississippiensis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana, Cucullaearca candida

Type specimen: ANSP 30642, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (10: Mississippi collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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