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Taxonomy
Arca lactea was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bellonii, A. bravoensis, A. cancellata, A. carinata, A. gurgitis, A. limatella, A. macnairyensis, A. montensis, A. nana, A. pakistanica, A. pergracilis, A. securiculata, A. tailleburgensis, A. triasina, A. halmyrus, A. montensis, A. fruthi, A. stillicidum, A. mikkula, A. waltonia, A. fracta, A. gabrielis, A. veatchi
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1767 | Arca lactea Linnaeus p. 1141 |
| 1850 | Arca lactea Wood p. 77 |
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Arca lactea Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family | |||||
| References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian | Cyprus | Arca lactea (71888) | |
| Zanclean | United Kingdom (England) | Arca lactea (84755) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Arca lactea (84759 84764 84819) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Morocco | Arca lactea (127581) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Ireland | Arca lactea (178118) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain | Arca lactea (128324) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Morocco | Arca lactea (127573 127575 127580 127636) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Morocco | Arca lactea (127592 127599 127616) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Arca lactea (128327) |