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Calloarca (Taeniarca) taeniata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia (Cucullaria) taeniata was named by Dall (1898) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Western Atlantic.]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Taeniarca.

It was recombined as Barbatia (Calloarca) taeniata by DuBar (1958); it was recombined as Calloarca (Taeniarca) taeniata by Woodring (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Barbatia (Cucullaria) taeniata Dall p. 631 figs. pl. 25, fig. 1
1958Barbatia (Calloarca) taeniata DuBar p. 155
1973Calloarca (Taeniarca) taeniata Woodring p. 497

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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
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusCalloarcaGray 1857
subgenusTaeniarca(Olsson 1965)
speciestaeniata(Dall 1898)

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: 2009-09-09 09:05:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:05:33
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

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
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Mexico (Veracruz) Arca taeniata (59292)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Barbatia taeniata (41497 41501 79336)