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Barbatia lignitifera

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Barbatia) lignitifera was named by Aldrich (1908). Its type specimen is USNM 639054, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arca lignitifera by Sheldon (1917); it was recombined as Barbatia lignitifera by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Arca (Barbatia) lignitifera Aldrich p. 75 figs. pl. 5, figs. 6, 7
1917Arca lignitifera Sheldon p. 23
1965Barbatia lignitifera Palmer and Brann p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
specieslignitifera(Aldrich 1908)

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.

Barbatia lignitifera Aldrich 1908
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Diagnosis
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