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Lissarca

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Lissarca) was named by Smith (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Lissarca by Vokes (1980), Maxwell (1992), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Sepkoski (2002), Spencer et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Arca by Smith (1877); to Limopsidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Arcoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Philobryidae by Maxwell (1992), Spencer et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Arca (Lissarca) Smith
1980Lissarca Vokes p. 19
1992Lissarca Maxwell p. 64
1998Lissarca Lamprell and Healy p. 68
2002Lissarca Sepkoski
2004Lissarca Spencer et al.

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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)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLissarca(Smith 1877)

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. Lissarca Smith 1877
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Lissarca exilis Suter 1913
Lissarca harrisonae Powell 1927
Lissarca pisum Suter 1913
Lissarca stationis Fleming 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:32:28
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:32
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

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 (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) L. sp. (45037)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) L. rhomboidalis (63432) L. rubricata (63435 63441) L. rubricata, L. rhomboidalis (63439)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) L. cincturata (166810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) L. rubricata (166744)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Antarctica L. notorcadensis (48425 48426 48427 48431 48435)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina L. miliaris (71603)