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Cunearca scalarina

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca scalarina was named by Heilprin (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Scapharca (Cunearca) scalarina by Dall (1898) and Dall (1898); it was recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) scalarina by Olsson and Harbison (1953) and DuBar (1958); it was recombined as Cunearca scalarina by Ward (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Arca scalarina Heilprin p. 94 figs. pl. 12, fig. 29
1898Scapharca (Cunearca) scalarina Dall p. 634
1953Anadara (Cunearca) scalarina Olsson and Harbison p. 41 figs. pl. 2, fig. 2
1958Anadara (Cunearca) scalarina DuBar p. 157
1992Cunearca scalarina Ward p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusCunearcaGray 1847
speciesscalarina(Heilprin 1887)

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.

†Cunearca scalarina Heilprin 1887
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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: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:17:02
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:17:02
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anadara scalarina (41749)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Anadara scalarina (41718 79335 79336)