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Arca (Fossularca)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Fossularca) was named by Cossmann (1887). It is extant.

It was Barbatia (Fossularca) by Dall (1898); it was reranked as Fossularca by DuBar (1958).

It was assigned to Barbatia by Dall (1898); to Arca by Cossmann and Pissarro (1906); and to Arcidae by DuBar (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Arca (Fossularca) Cossmann p. 138
1898Barbatia (Fossularca) Dall pp. 629-630
1906Arca (Fossularca) Cossmann and Pissarro
1958Fossularca DuBar p. 155

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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
genusArca
subgenusFossularcaCossmann 1887

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.

Subg. Arca (Fossularca) Cossmann 1887
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Subg. †Fossularca (Fossularca) Cossmann 1887
Fossularca africana Newton 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available