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Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia cliffensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31076 - 31081 (cotypes) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCR 4922, which is in a Lutetian deep subtidal shelf shale in the Ardath Formation of California.

It was recombined as Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis by Moore (1983), Squires (1987) and Squires (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Barbatia cliffensis Hanna p. 272 figs. Plate 26, figures 1-6
1983Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Moore pp. A34 - A35 figs. Plate 5, figures 9, 12
1987Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Squires p. 55 fig. 89
1988Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis Squires p. 17 fig. 45

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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
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
subgenusCucullaearca(Conrad 1865)
speciescliffensis()

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
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