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Barbatia (Mesocibota)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Mesocibota was named by Iredale (1939) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9905].

It was reranked as Barbatia (Mesocibota) by Hendy (2007).

It was assigned to Arcinae by Vokes (1980); to Arcidae by Jensen (1996); and to Barbatia by Hendy (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Arca juliana, Arca juliania, Arca melaviensis, Arca nivea, Barbatia alfredensis, Barbatia amygdalumtosum, Barbatia appendiculata, Barbatia appendiculata, Barbatia arcula, Barbatia auversiensis, Barbatia aviculina, Barbatia awamoana, Barbatia balli, Barbatia barbata, Barbatia barbatula, Barbatia baudoniana, Barbatia beaugrandi, Barbatia bernayi, Barbatia bernayi, Barbatia bicolorata, Barbatia biloba, Barbatia bourgueti, Barbatia caelata, Barbatia candida, Barbatia clathrata, Barbatia clathrata, Barbatia clytia, Barbatia cochlearis, Barbatia complanata, Barbatia contorta, Barbatia corneti, Barbatia coxi, Barbatia cylindracea, Barbatia decora, Barbatia decussata, Barbatia decussata, Barbatia decussata, Barbatia degrangei, Barbatia dejaeri, Barbatia dentata, Barbatia depressa, Barbatia disclusa, Barbatia divaricata, Barbatia eichwaldi, Barbatia empolensis, Barbatia esnaensis, Barbatia forchammeri, Barbatia forchammeri, Barbatia formosa, Barbatia fractura, Barbatia geulemensis, Barbatia gunsoni, Barbatia hawaia, Barbatia helblingii, Barbatia hendersoni, Barbatia hennigi, Barbatia hibiharensis, Barbatia inaequidentata, Barbatia incomatensis, Barbatia incomposita, Barbatia krishtofovichae, Barbatia kubara, Barbatia laekeniana, Barbatia laeviuscula, Barbatia lamellosa, Barbatia laminata, Barbatia lenensis, Barbatia lindae, Barbatia lintea, Barbatia lintea, Barbatia lyelli, Barbatia mackayi, Barbatia manzourensis, Barbatia marullensis, Barbatia mastrichtiana, Barbatia micronema, Barbatia millifila, Barbatia modioliformis, Barbatia modioloides, Barbatia modioloiformis, Barbatia morgani, Barbatia mytiloides, Barbatia nana, Barbatia nivea, Barbatia nodulosa, Barbatia oahua, Barbatia obtusoides, Barbatia osawanoensis, Barbatia palmerae, Barbatia pandorae, Barbatia perinopinata, Barbatia philippiana, Barbatia polymorpha, Barbatia praenominata, Barbatia praescabra, Barbatia pratti, Barbatia propatula, Barbatia pulchella, Barbatia punctifera, Barbatia pusilla, Barbatia radula, Barbatia reklawensis, Barbatia reklawensis, Barbatia reklawensis, Barbatia rhomboidell, Barbatia rhomboilella, Barbatia rigaulti, Barbatia rigaulti, Barbatia roncana, Barbatia rossii, Barbatia rostae, Barbatia rotundata, Barbatia rutoti, Barbatia salebrosus, Barbatia salebrosus, Barbatia salebrosus, Barbatia scabrella, Barbatia scabrosa, Barbatia scabrosa, Barbatia schwabenaui, Barbatia sorongensis, Barbatia striatularis, Barbatia subhelbingi, Barbatia subradiata, Barbatia subtexata, Barbatia syrmica, Barbatia tauroclatthrata, Barbatia tenuistriata, Barbatia tenuistriata, Barbatia tenuitexta, Barbatia textiliosa, Barbatia thurrelli, Barbatia tramitensis, Barbatia uetsukiensis, Barbatia uniopsis, Barbatia uxoripalmeri, Barbatia uxoripalmeri, Barbatia vaughani, Barbatia vincenti, Barbatia vincenti, Barbatia wenki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Mesocibota Iredale
1980Mesocibota Vokes p. 13
1996Mesocibota Jensen p. 37
2007Barbatia (Mesocibota) Hendy

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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
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
subgenusMesocibota(Iredale 1939)

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. †Barbatia (Mesocibota) Iredale 1939
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Invalid names: Arca signata Dunker 1868 [synonym]
Mesocibota luana Iredale 1939
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: 2004-02-29 17:10:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:04:23
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Arca bistrigata (84519 84520 84521 84533 84545)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Java) Arca bistrigata (41613)