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Lunarca ovalis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca ovalis was named by Bruguiere (1789) [DISTRIBUTION: Holocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Anadara ovalis by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis by da Silva Forti (1969); it was recombined as Lunarca ovalis by Massemin et al. (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Arca ovalis Bruguiere p. 110
1791Arca campechiensis Gmelin
1822Arca pexata Say
1962Anadara ovalis Richards p. 53
1969Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis da Silva Forti p. 66
2009Lunarca ovalis Massemin et al. p. 262

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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
genusLunarcaGray 1847
speciesovalis(Bruguiere 1789)

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.

Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789
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Invalid names: Arca campechiensis Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Arca pexata Say 1822 [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: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 09:08:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:08:47
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Lunarca ovalis (158041)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Anadara ovalis (41541 41543 41545 41554)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Lunarca ovalis (68979 79341 79342 79343)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Lunarca ovalis (131210)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Lunarca ovalis (69043 79340)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Arca campechiensis (80304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Anadara ovalis (66603 66614 66615 66616 66617 66618 66620 66621 66622)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Lunarca ovalis (80053 80083)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Anadara ovalis (66701 66703)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Arca campechiensis (66772)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela Lunarca ovalis (131268)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New York) Anadara ovalis (66377)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Lunarca ovalis (175628)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Lunarca ovalis (80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Lunarca ovalis (195917 195933)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Lunarca ovalis (80027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Anadara ovalis (66706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Anadara ovalis (57703 57704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Anadara ovalis (20604 20606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Anadara ovalis (60927 66755 66756 66757 66758 66760) Arca pexata (92406) Lunarca ovalis (79705 79706 79707 79956 79957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Anadara ovalis (61270)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Anadara ovalis (66742 66746 66748 66749 66750 66751 66754)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Mississippi) Anadara ovalis (92522)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Anadara ovaliis (41934) Anadara ovalis (41935 41936 41940 41942 92772 92773 92774 92775 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Anadara ovalis (72116 72117 72118 72122)