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Arctica murrayensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

Taxonomy
Arctica murrayensis was named by Warren (1933). Its type specimen is University of Alberta Geological Museum Ct. 542, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murray River (East Pine) [Kaskapu Fm], which is in a Turonian/Coniacian marine shale in the Kaskapau Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Arctica murrayensis Warren p. 114 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyArcticoidea(Newton 1891)
familyArcticidaeNewton 1891
genusArcticaSchumacher 1817
speciesmurrayensis

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.

Arctica murrayensis Warren 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Arctica murrayensis (87574)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Arctica murrayensis (87572)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3Canada (British Columbia) Arctica murrayensis (type locality: 87448)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3Canada (Alberta) Arctica murrayensis (87447)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (British Columbia) Arctica murrayensis (87444)