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Trinacria willipaensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Trinacria willipaensis was named by Clark (1925). Its type specimen is LSJU 16 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SU Loc. N.P.253, Willapa River N of Holcomb, which is in a Priabonian/Rupelian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Trinacria willipaensis Clark p. 81 figs. Plate 9, figures 5, 8, and 10

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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
subfamilyNoetiinaeStewart 1930
tribeTrinacriini(MacNeil 1937)
genusTrinacriaMayer 1868
specieswillipaensis

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.

Trinacria willipaensis Clark 1925
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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 mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2008-11-18 16:46:55
Modified: 2010-02-18 01:07:43
Source: f = family
Reference: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Rupelian or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3USA (Washington) Trinacria willipaensis (type locality: 39961)