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Calloarca

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Calloarca was named by Gray (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Arca alternata.

It was reranked as Barbatia (Calloarca) by Maury (1917), Reinhart (1943); it was reranked as Arca (Calloarca) by Olsson (1922).

It was assigned to Arca by Olsson (1922); to Barbatia by Maury (1917), Reinhart (1943); to Arcinae by Vokes (1980); to Arcidae by Woodring (1973), Todd (2001); to Arcoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calloarcinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Calloarca Gray
1917Barbatia (Calloarca) Maury p. 329
1922Arca (Calloarca) Olsson p. 183
1943Barbatia (Calloarca) Reinhart p. 30
1973Calloarca Woodring p. 497
1980Calloarca Vokes p. 12
2001Calloarca Todd
2002Calloarca Sepkoski
2010Calloarca Bouchet et al.

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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
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusCalloarcaGray 1857

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. Calloarca Gray 1857
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Subg. Calloarca (Calloarca) Gray 1857
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 09:05:45
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:05:45
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Barbatia sp. (10963)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Arca phalacra (41760 42482)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. cachla (145332 145357)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama C. cachla (93171)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) C. cachla (60640)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador C. cachla (96441)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic Barbatia submarylandica (58867)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Barbatia submarylandica (58874)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Barbatia lenensis (59484)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Mexico (Veracruz) Arca taeniata (59292)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Barbatia irregularis (41718 79331) Barbatia taeniata (41497 41501) Barbatia taeniata, Barbatia irregularis (79336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Barbatia alternata (44963)