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Axinaea barbarensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Axinaea barbarensis was named by Conrad (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Axinea barbarensis by Conrad (1857) and Conrad (1857); it was recombined as Glycymeris barbarensis by Arnold (1903) and Schenck (1945); it was synonymized subjectively with Glycymeris septentrionalis by Willett (1937); it was synonymized subjectively with Glycymeris (Glycymerita) major by Coan et al. (2000); it was considered a nomen dubium by Squires (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Axinaea barbarensis Conrad p. 314
1857Axinea barbarensis Conrad
1903Glycymeris barbarensis Arnold p. 100 figs. Plate XVIII, Fig. 9.
1945Glycymeris barbarensis Schenck

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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)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyGlycymeridinaeNewton 1922
genusAxinaeaDa Costa 1778
speciesbarbarensis

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.

Axinaea barbarensis Conrad 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thickf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:01:36
Modified: 2004-02-29 19:01:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available