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Lamarcka avellana

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca avellana was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific. COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 10262.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Navicula avellana by Cox (1936); it was recombined as Arca (Navicula) avellana by Abrard (1947); it was recombined as Lamarcka avellana by Vermeij and Amano (2021).

Synonyms
  • Arca arabica was named by Philippi (1847). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Arca avellana by Oliver (1992).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Arca avellana Lamarck
1847Arca arabica Philippi
1936Navicula avellana Cox p. 43
1947Arca (Navicula) avellana Abrard p. 94
1947Arca arabica Philippi
2000Arca avellana Okutaini p. 845
2002Arca avellana Wilson p. 36
2021Lamarcka avellana Vermeij and Amano p. 43

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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
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusLamarcka
speciesavellana(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Arca arabica Philippi 1847 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Vanuatu Arca avellana (77902)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Iran Navicula avellana (79065)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Arca avellana (118306 122393)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Arca avellana (122945)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Arca avellana (122947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Arca arabica (41606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Arca arabica (96943 96944 96945)