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Barnea truncata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas truncata was named by Say (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Barnea truncata by Davies (1973), Kensley and Pether (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Pholas truncata Say
1858Pholas truncata Holmes p. 57
1973Barnea truncata Davies p. 761
1986Barnea truncata Kensley and Pether p. 209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusBarneaLeach 1826
speciestruncata(Say 1822)

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.

Barnea truncata Say 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) Barnea truncata (118306)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Western Cape) Barnea truncata (118303)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Pholas truncata (66614 66617 66618 66621 66622)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Barnea truncata (124050)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Barnea truncata (57702 57705 57706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Pholas truncata (66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Barnea truncata (110492)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Barnea truncata (41936 41940 92774 92775)