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Anadara molengraaffii

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Anadara) molengraaffii was named by Martin (1914) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Anadara molengraaffii by Skwarko (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. abdita, A. actinophora, A. aequalis, A. agnastha, A. alargada, A. amicula, A. andoi, A. aquitanica, A. australis, A. burnesi, A. cardiiformis, A. castellata, A. catasarca, A. chichibuensis, A. chilensis, A. cistula, A. clathrata, A. cornea, A. craticulata, A. cumanensis, A. dameyi, A. darwini, A. delandensis, A. diluvii, A. egleri, A. fichteli, A. fichtelii, A. fitcheli, A. globulosa, A. guembeli, A. gunteri, A. halidonata, A. hopkinsi, A. hypomela, A. hypomela, A. improcera, A. inflata, A. interclathrata, A. kroensis, A. larkini, A. latidentata, A. lienosa, A. lineolata, A. makiyamai, A. megerata, A. microtera, A. multiformis, A. natalensis, A. ninohensis, A. oceanica, A. ogawai, A. opthanta, A. pangkaensis, A. pectinata, A. peethensis, A. perplura, A. philippiana, A. rectangularis, A. rubisiniana, A. scapha, A. sculptilis, A. sedanensis, A. setoensis, A. strebla, A. strebla, A. submultiformis, A. subrostrata, A. taiwanica, A. tarponensis, A. tazawensis, A. thalia, A. theobaldi, A. topangensis, A. topangensis, A. transversa, A. trapezia, A. tricenicosta, A. trilineata, A. turonica, A. vaughani, A. verbeeki, A. waltonia, A. watanabei, A. wendti, A. wordeni, A. amicula, A. arata, A. burnesi, A. dariensis, A. diluvi, A. ermanensis, A. fontinalis, A. improcera, A. korfiensis, A. luzonica, A. ninohensis, A. pectinata, A. petersburgensis, A. tectumcolumbae, A. tsudai, A. turoniensis, A. verbeeki, A. watanabei, A. aequlitas, A. mompiche, A. guajiraensis, A. chavezi, A. eumeces, A. filicata, A. guajiraensis, A. megerata, A. microtera, A. balboae, A. balboai, A. chiriquensis, A. chiriquensis, A. chiriquiensis, A. dolaticostata, A. waringi, A. daitokudoensis, A. kakehataensis, A. kogachiensis, A. caboblanquensis, A. mareana, A. chavezi, A. cumanensis, A. filicata, A. actinophora, A. dariensis, A. haidonata, A. halidonta, A. pennelli, A. perplana, A. bonneti, A. castellata, A. egleri, A. guajirensis, A. ommaensis, A. placata, A. sanctidavidis, A. setoensis, A. subcrenata, A. suzukii, A. veatchi, A. pseudoantiquata, A. tectumcolumbae, A. veatchi, A. veatchi, Arca aresta, Arca fennemai, Arca girondica, Arca gunteri, Arca idonea, Arca idonea, Arca improcera, Arca junghuhni, Arca metastrebla, Arca montensis, Arca propearesta, Arca scapha, Arca subtijidamarensis, Arca toroensis, Arca toroensis, Arca uropygmelana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Arca (Anadara) molengraaffii Martin p. 184 figs. pl. 7, figs, 191, 192
1994Anadara molengraaffii Skwarko p. d1

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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
genusAnadaraGray 1847
speciesmolengraaffii(Martin 1914)

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.

Anadara molengraaffii Martin 1914
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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

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indonesia Anadara molengraaffii (70082 78745 79524)