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Arcinella californica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Echinochama californica was named by Dall (1903). It is extant.

It was recombined as Arcinella californica by Keen (1971), Moore (1988), Powell (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Echinochama californica Dall p. 1404
1926Echinochama californica Hanna p. 465
1971Arcinella californica Keen p. 149
1988Arcinella californica Moore p. D31 figs. Plate 10, figure 13
2008Arcinella californica Powell p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusArcinellaSchumacher 1817
speciescalifornica(Dall 1903)

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:35:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:35:40
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Arcinella californica (96549 96550 96551 96554) Echinochama californica (96542 96546)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Chama californica (66795)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Chama californica (66777)