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Anadara (Larkinia) transversa

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca transversa was named by Say (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Holocene-Recent; Western Atlantic (Massachusetts-Brazil).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Anadara transversa by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) transversa by da Silva Forti (1969); it was recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Arca transversa Say p. 296 figs. pl. 2, figs. 12-13
1860Arca transversa Holmes p. 21
1906Arca transversa Clark p. 206
1962Anadara transversa Richards p. 53
1969Arca (Scapharca) transversa da Silva Forti p. 65
2008Anadara (Larkinia) transversa Hendy et al.

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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
subgenusLarkinia(Reinhart 1935)
speciestransversa(Say 1822)

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
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: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:17:51
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:17:51
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Arca transversa (92769)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Anadara transversa (60918 60931)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Anadara transversa (79708)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Anadara transversa (60899)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Anadara transversa (41501 61309 75001 75003)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Anadara transversa (60944) Arca transversa (92408)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Arca antiquata (80304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Anadara transversa (7109) Arca transversa (7108)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Anadara transversa (66601 66603 66616 66617 66618 66621 66622)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New York) Anadara transversa (66377 66380)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Anadara transversa (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Anadara transversa (61310 67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Anadara transversa (60923 60927 60928 60929 60930)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Arca transversa (92754)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anadara transversa (41715 41740 61311 69034 96538) Scapharca transversa (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Anadara transversa (66742 66743 66744 66745 66746 66747 66748 66749 66750 66751 66752 66754 66763 69045 69047)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Anadara transversa (81751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Anadara transversa (57702 57705 57706 69049 80132)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Arca transversa (61270)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Anadara transversa (20604 20606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Anadara transversa (66707 66719 66720 66721 71640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Arca transversa (61268 61269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Anadara transversa (41935 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Mississippi) Anadara transversa (92523 92525)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Arca transversa (72121)