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Barbatia aegyptiaca

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca aegyptiaca was named by Fourtau (1917). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Barbatia aegyptiaca by Collignon (1981) and El Qot (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Arca aegyptiaca Fourtau
1981Barbatia aegyptiaca Collignon
2006Barbatia aegyptiaca El Qot p. 22

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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
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
speciesaegyptiaca(Fourtau 1917)

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.

Barbatia aegyptiaca Fourtau 1917
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Arab Emirates Arca aegyptiaca (3790 3791)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Barbatia aegyptiaca (114872 114873)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Barbatia aegyptiaca (114794 114810)