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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).
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).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Arca bellonii, Arca bravoensis, Arca cancellata, Arca carinata, Arca fracta, Arca fruthi, Arca gabrielis, Arca gurgitis, Arca halmyrus, Arca limatella, Arca macnairyensis, Arca mikkula, Arca montensis, Arca montensis, Arca nana, Arca pakistanica, Arca pergracilis, Arca securiculata, Arca stillicidum, Arca tailleburgensis, Arca triasina, Arca veatchi, Arca waltonia
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Arca (Fossularca) Cossmann p. 138 |
| 1898 | Barbatia (Fossularca) Dall pp. 629-630 |
| 1906 | Arca (Fossularca) Cossmann and Pissarro |
| 1958 | Fossularca DuBar p. 155 |
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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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†Barbatia (Fossularca) ovalina Dall 1898
Subg. †Fossularca (Fossularca) Cossmann 1887
†Fossularca africana Newton 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008 | |||||
Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | Nigeria | Fossularca africana (51237 51238 51239 51240 51241 51242 51243 51244 51245 51246) | |
| Bartonian | France (Oise) | Fossularca quadrilatera, Fossularca lissa, Fossularca scapulina (3494) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | India | Fossularca sculptilis (72033) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Djibouti | Arca afra (96787) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Morocco | Arca afra (127637) |