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Bathyarca (Bathyarca)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Bathyarca (Bathyarca) Kobelt
1943Bathyarca (Bathyarca) Reinhart p. 38

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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
genusBathyarcaKobelt 1891
subgenusBathyarcaKobelt 1891

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. †Bathyarca (Bathyarca) Kobelt 1891
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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: blindg
Created: 2009-09-09 09:05:12
Modified: 2010-02-18 01:11:01
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Piacenzian or 13.82000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Bathyarca pectunculoides (62899 62935 62941)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Bathyarca pectunculoides (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Bathyarca pectunculoides (51689 51690 51691)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Bathyarca pectunculoides (61896 61897 61898 61902 61903 61905 61906 61907 62867 62885)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium Bathyarca pectunculoides (77860)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Arca pectunculoides (84755)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Bathyarca pectenculoides (86801 86802)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Bathyarca pectenculoides (86803 86804)