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Dallarca idonea

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca idonea was named by Conrad (1832).

It was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) idonea by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Dallarca idonea by Ward (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Arca idonea Conrad p. 16 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 5
1904Arca (Scapharca) idonea Glenn p. 388
1992Dallarca idonea Ward p. 58

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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
genusDallarca
speciesidonea(Conrad 1832)

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.

Dallarca idonea Conrad 1832
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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 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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Arca idonea (92761)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Arca idonea (70851) Dallarca idonea (70853 71636)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Dallarca idonea (71632 71637)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Dallarca idonea (79751 79752 79754)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Dallarca idonea (51722 51727 59303 59304 59305 59306 69017 69032)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Arca idonea (59294)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Arca idonea (59484 59485 59489 94809 123549)