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Larkinia santana

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Anadara) santana was named by Loel and Corey (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; California.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) santana by Reinhart (1943); it was recombined as Larkinia santana by Moore (1983); it was recombined as Anadara santana by Hendy (2020).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Arca (Anadara) santana Loel and Corey
1943Anadara (Larkinia) santana Reinhart pp. 63 - 64 figs. (PI. 8, figs. 7, 8
1983Larkinia santana Moore p. A42 figs. Plate 8, figures 3, 7
2020Anadara santana Hendy

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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
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusLarkiniaGray 1847
speciessantana()

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.

Larkinia santana Loel and Corey 1932
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Larkinia santana santana Reinhart 1943
Larkinia santana weddlei Loel and Corey 1932
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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: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:17:51
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:17:51
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Anadara santana (94850 94854 94859 94861 94866) Arca santana (71218 71219 71222 71223 71225 71226 71227 71228 71229 238261)