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Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca barbata was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata by Hendy (2007); it was recombined as Barbatia barbata by Gray (1842), Jung (1965), Spencer et al. (2004) and Schnetler et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Arca barbata Linnaeus
1842Barbatia barbata Gray
1965Barbatia barbata Jung p. 421
2004Barbatia barbata Spencer et al.
2007Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Hendy
2024Barbatia barbata Schnetler et al. p. 10

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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
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
subgenusBarbatiaGray 1842
speciesbarbata(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

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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: 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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Barbatia barbata (188985)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Barbatia barbata (65395)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Barbatia barbata (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Barbatia barbata (60288 60289 60291 60292 60312)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Barbatia barbata (51688 51689 51690 51691 70539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Barbatia barbata (34739)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Barbatia barbata (72305)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Barbatia barbata (32515 51687)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Moldova Barbatia barbata (78647 78650 78653 78658)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Arca barbata (71883 71885) Barbatia barbata (34690)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Barbatia barbata (72310)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Barbatia barbata (69788)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Barbatia barbata (69864 70785 70786 70861 70863 70864 70879 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Barbatia barbata (34723 69860)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Barbatia barbata (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Barbatia barbata (71910)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Sevilla) Barbatia barbata (123585)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Barbatia barbata (86801)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Barbatia barbata (72318)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Cyprus Barbatia barbata (34689)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Barbatia barbata (71908 71909 71911 71913)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Barbatia barbata (78312)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Barbatia barbata (173663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Arca barbata (84937)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Arca barbata (127358)