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Acar plicata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca plicata was named by Dillwyn (1817) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Indonesia.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Arca (Acar) plicata by Abrard (1947); it was recombined as Barbatia plicata by Foster (1965); it was recombined as Barbatia (Acar) plicata by Skwarko (1994); it was recombined as Acar plicata by Okutaini (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Arca halmyrus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Arca plicata Dillwyn
1947Arca (Acar) plicata Abrard p. 95
1965Barbatia plicata Foster
1994Barbatia (Acar) plicata Skwarko p. c20
2000Acar plicata Okutaini p. 849

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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
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusAcarGray 1857
speciesplicata(Dillwyn 1817)

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.

Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 09:03:48
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:03:48
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

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

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Barbatia plicata (70081 70085)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Vanuatu Arca plicata (77902)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Barbatia plicata (70077 70078)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Arca plicata (96670)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Arca plicata (122947)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain Acar plicata (176765) Barbatia plicata (176766)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Arca plicata (101415 101417)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Arca plicata (101414)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola Acar plicata (152645)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Acar plicata (89294 89302 89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Arca plicata (96787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Acar plicata (81036 81081 81082 81091 81093)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Acar plicata (41606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Barbatia plicata (63356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Acar plicata (89289 89400)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte Acar plicata (209860 209864)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Arca plicata (96926)