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Rostarca

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Rostarca was named by Gilbert and Can de Poel (1965).

It was reranked as Barbatia (Rostarca) by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

It was assigned to Barbatia by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Arcidae by Vokes (1980) and Hickman (2021).

Species
R. angusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Rostarca Gilbert and Can de Poel p. 222
1980Rostarca Vokes p. 222
1995Barbatia (Rostarca) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 175
2021Rostarca Hickman p. 17

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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
genusRostarcaGilbert and Can de Poel 1965

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. †Rostarca Gilbert and Can de Poel 1965
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†Rostarca angusta Lamarck 1805
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 Danian to the top of the Bartonian or 66.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France R. ciplyensis (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium R. ciplyensis (26879)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) R. tegulata (8124)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Italy Barbatia roncana (177603)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Barbatia angusta (3494)