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Barbatia (Diluvarca) opthanta

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia (Diluvarca) opthanta was named by Woodring (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Jamaica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352761, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Anadara microtera, Arca juliana, Arca juliania, Arca melaviensis, Arca nivea, Arca acompsa, Arca dodona, Arca hypomela, Arca initiator, Arca latidentata, Arca mikkula, Arca singewaldi, Arca staminata, Arca waltonia, Arca zapotalensis, B. alfredensis, B. auversiensis, B. aviculina, B. awamoana, B. balli, B. barbatula, B. baudoniana, B. bernayi, B. bicolorata, B. caelata, B. clathrata, B. clytia, B. cochlearis, B. complanata, B. corneti, B. coxi, B. cylindracea, B. decora, B. decussata, B. degrangei, B. dejaeri, B. depressa, B. disclusa, B. eichwaldi, B. esnaensis, B. forchammeri, B. formosa, B. fractura, B. geulemensis, B. hawaia, B. helblingii, B. hibiharensis, B. inaequidentata, B. incomatensis, B. incomposita, B. kubara, B. laekeniana, B. lamellosa, B. laminata, B. lindae, B. lintea, B. mackayi, B. manzourensis, B. marullensis, B. mastrichtiana, B. micronema, B. modioloiformis, B. morgani, B. nivea, B. nodulosa, B. oahua, B. obtusoides, B. osawanoensis, B. palmerae, B. praenominata, B. praescabra, B. pratti, B. pulchella, B. punctifera, B. pusilla, B. reklawensis, B. rigaulti, B. rossii, B. rostae, B. rotundata, B. rutoti, B. salebrosus, B. scabrella, B. scabrosa, B. schwabenaui, B. sorongensis, B. striatularis, B. subhelbingi, B. subradiata, B. subtexata, B. syrmica, B. tauroclatthrata, B. tenuistriata, B. tenuitexta, B. textiliosa, B. tramitensis, B. uetsukiensis, B. uniopsis, B. uxoripalmeri, B. vincenti, B. wenki, B. decussata, B. hendersoni, B. barbata, B. clathrata, B. contorta, B. divaricata, B. gunsoni, B. hennigi, B. lyelli, B. nana, B. radula, B. salebrosus, B. salebrosus, B. amygdalumtosum, B. appendiculata, B. appendiculata, B. beaugrandi, B. bernayi, B. bourgueti, B. decussata, B. empolensis, B. forchammeri, B. laeviuscula, B. modioloides, B. mytiloides, B. pandorae, B. philippiana, B. rigaulti, B. scabrosa, B. tenuistriata, B. thurrelli, B. uxoripalmeri, B. lenensis, B. biloba, B. krishtofovichae, B. reklawensis, B. reklawensis, B. vincenti, B. perinopinata, B. millifila, B. propatula, B. dentata, B. modioliformis, B. polymorpha, B. arcula, B. lintea, B. rhomboidell, B. rhomboilella, B. vaughani, B. candida, B. roncana
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-03-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Barbatia (Diluvarca) opthanta Woodring p. 50 figs. pl. 5, figs. 14, 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusBarbatiaGray 1847
subgenusDiluvarca
speciesopthanta

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.

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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 mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:20:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:20:13
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008
Collections
No collection or age range data are available