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Lamarcka

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Lamarcka Vermeij and Amano p. 43

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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
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusLamarcka

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.

G. Lamarcka Vermeij and Amano 2021
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Arca (Arca) subprotracta Heilprin 1881
Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Arca arabica Philippi 1847 [synonym]
Lamarcka bowdeniana Dall 1898
Lamarcka emiliae Dollfus 1909
Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789
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Arca umbonata paezensis Hodson et al. 1927
Invalid names: Arca americana d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym], Arca umbonata Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Lamarcka mutabilis Sowerby 1833
Lamarcka sakamizuensis Hatai and Nisiyama 1952
Lamarcka truncata Sowerby I 1833
Lamarcka uedai Matsubara 2002
Lamarcka ventricosa Lamarck 1819
Lamarcka williamsi Olsson 1967
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: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:02
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:02
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan Arca uedai (70915 70916)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Arca sakamizuensis (70518)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Japan Arca sakamizuensis (70765)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Puerto Rico Arca umbonata (80192)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Puerto Rico Arca imbricata (93694)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Arca umbonata (60985 61051 61070 61100 61110 61120)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Haiti Arca umbonata (60610 60611)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitaine) Arca emiliae (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Piaui) Arca imbricata (112600 112601)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Maranhao) Arca imbricata (112596)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Florida) Arca umbonata (61117)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) Arca imbricata (96434)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Arca umbonata (60144)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Arca umbonata (41760 42250 42290 42328 42482 42605)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Arca imbricata (178110)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Dominican Republic Arca bowdeniana (74958)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy Arca imbricata (178112)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Puerto Rico Arca imbricata (92452)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Arca imbricata (93043)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Arca imbricata (93147)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Arca imbricata (96520)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Iran Navicula avellana (79065)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic Arca umbonata (58867)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Vanuatu Arca avellana (77902)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Arca imbricata (60644 96517)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Arca umbonata (134655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Haiti Arca umbonata (60895)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Trinidad and Tobago Arca imbricata (96518)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) Arca avellana (118306 122393)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Arca imbricata (131217)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela (Carabobo) Arca imbricata (41540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Arca imbricata (96519)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) Arca ventricosa (63352 63353)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Arca bowdeniana (58522 69094)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Arca umbonata (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Arca umbonata, Arca imbricata (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Venezuela (Sucre) Arca imbricata (41556)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Haiti Arca umbonata (60880 60885 60886)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Arca umbonata (75422 75423)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba Arca umbonata (66768 66769 66775)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mozambique Arca avellana (122947)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Arca avellana (122945)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Arca imbricata (67069)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Arca imbricata (80676)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Arca ventricosa (89294 89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Arca imbricata (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Arca umbonata (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Arca imbricata (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Arca imbricata (87873 87876)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Arca ventricosa (63317 63356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Arca ventricosa (81036 81091 81094)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Arca imbricata (96787 96789)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Arca imbricata (80407 80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Arca umbonata (60930)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Arca mutabilis (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Arca ventricosa (89289 89292 89311 89400 89402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Arca imbricata (80835 80837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Arca arabica (96943 96944 96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Arca ventricosa, Arca arabica (41606)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Arca imbricata (97607 97609)