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Arcopagia (Arcopagia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Arcopagia (Arcopagia) was named by Leach (1827). It is extant. Its type is Tellina crassa.

It was assigned to Arcopagia by Leach (1827), Freneix et al. (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Arcopagia (Arcopagia) Leach
1988Arcopagia (Arcopagia) Freneix et al. p. 429

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusArcopagiaLeach 1827
subgenusArcopagiaLeach 1827

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.

Subg. Arcopagia (Arcopagia) Leach 1827
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:34:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:34:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 59.24000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Texas) Arcopagia solomonis (205455 205530)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Arcopagia crassa (164945)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Arcopagia crassa (70864 70884)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Sevilla) Arcopagia crassa (123585)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Arcopagia crassa (86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Tellina crassa (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Tellina crassa (84759 84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Arcopagia crassa (86803 86804 86805)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774United Kingdom (England) Arcopagia crassa (97963 97964)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Tellina crassa (84760)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Tellina crassa (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Tellina crassa (127622)