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Striarca centenaria

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca centenaria was named by Say (1824).

It was recombined as Arca (Barbatia) centenaria by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Striarca centenaria by Ward (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Arca centenaria Say p. 138 figs. Plate X, Fig. 2
1904Arca (Barbatia) centenaria Glenn p. 391
1992Striarca centenaria Ward p. 60

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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
subfamilyNoetiinaeStewart 1930
tribeStriarcini(MacNeil 1938)
genusStriarcaConrad 1862
speciescentenaria(Say 1824)

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.

Striarca centenaria Say 1824
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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 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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Arca centenaria (59335 59336 59337)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Barbatia centenaria (79756) Striarca centenaria (59296 78274)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Striarca centenaria (71619)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Arca centenaria (59294)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Striarca centenaria (78261 78262 78264 78271 78272 80036)