Alternative combinations: Arca (Byssoarca) mississippiensis, Barbatia mississippiensis, Byssoarca mississippiensis, Cucullaearca mississippiensis, Navicula mississippiensis
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 P. Jung 1965
See also Conrad 1848 and Dockery 1982
Sister taxa: Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) lima, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana, Cucullaearca candida
Type specimen: ANSP 30648, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (28: Mississippi)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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