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Scapharca (Scapharca)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Scapharca (Scapharca) Gray
1982Scapharca (Scapharca) Dockery p. 32
1983Scapharca (Scapharca) Moore p. A44

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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
genusScapharcaGray 1847
subgenusScapharcaGray 1847

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.

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 mobilesubf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:28
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:28
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (143 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Scapharca delicatula (5791 5805 5867 5941 5942 5943 5944 5947 5948) Scapharca invidiosa (5500 5501 5612 5779 5787 5788 7113 74077 74078 74079 74080 74081 74082 74083)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Anadara diluvii (8338)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria Anadara diluvii (77734)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Anadara diluvii (8211)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Scapharca textilicostata (65162)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Anadara obispoana (44891 167645) Arca obispoana (220083)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scapharca diluvii (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scapharca diluvii (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scapharca diluvii (62899 62903 62929 62931 62933 62934 62935 62940 62943 62944 62954 62955)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Anadara diluvii (164944 164945) Scapharca suessi, Scapharca diluvii (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Arca diluvii (66288)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Anadara diluvii (178108 178110)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy (Pordenone) Anadara diluvii (37372)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62USA (California) Anadara obispoana (37539)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Scapharca diluvii (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scapharca diluvii (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62880 62885 62886 62887 62889 62891 62892)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Anadara diluvii (60288 60289 60291 60292 60312 60313)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Scapharca hulshofi (70085) Scapharca multiformis (63040 70081)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Anadara obispoana (44982 44988) Arca perdisparis (220070)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Anadara diluvii (51688 51691)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Arca diluvii (72305)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy (Pordenone) Anadara diluvii (37374)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Belgium Scapharca diluvii (77859 77860 77861)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Anadara diluvii (123135)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Anadara diluvii (73137)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Anadara diluvii (51687)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Anadara diluvii (161327 173165)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Arca diluvii (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Anadara diluvii (78437)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Scapharca diluvii (77863 77867 77868 77869 77870 77871)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Anadara diluvii (34690)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Anadara diluvii (37365 37366 37368)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Anadara diluvii (173163 173166 173167)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Anadara diluvii (69788)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Scapharca geyleri (70083) Scapharca hulshofi (70078) Scapharca multiformis (70077 70100)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) Scapharca multiformis (42393 42397)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Anadara diluvii (207784) Arca diluvii (70417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) Arca diluvii (84304)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Scapharca gedinganensis (45344)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Arca diluvii (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Anadara diluvii (71910)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Anadara diluvii (71909 71911 71915)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Cyprus Anadara diluvii (34689)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Scapharca nannodes (71925)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Scapharca gendinganensis (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) Anadara gendinganensis (41650)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Arca diluvii (72414 72415)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Anadara diluvii (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Algeria Anadara diluvii (238090)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Algeria (Relizane) Anadara diluvii (168388)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Umbria) Anadara diluvii (200419)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Anadara diluvii (149603 200420)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Arca diluvii (127358)