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Spisula arcuata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra arcuata was named by Sowerby (1817) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Northern Atlantic]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Spisula (Spisula) arcuata by Hendy (2007); it was recombined as Spisula arcuata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Mactra arcuata Sowerby
1850Mactra arcuata Wood p. 243
1879Mactra arcuata Wood p. 47
2007Spisula (Spisula) arcuata Hendy
2008Spisula arcuata Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusSpisulaGray 1837
speciesarcuata(Sowerby 1817)

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.

Spisula arcuata Sowerby 1817
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:12:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:12:34
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Iceland Spisula arcuata (34949 34950 34951)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Mactra arcuata (84755 84763)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Spisula arcuata (86802 126155)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Iceland Spisula arcuata (79972 79973 79974 79975)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Mactra arcuata (84759 84764 84798 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Spisula arcuata (55829)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Spisula arcuata (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Spisula arcuata (86807)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Iceland Spisula arcuata (79976 79977)