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Larkinia larkinii

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca larkinii was named by Nelson (1870). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) larkinii by Spieker (1922); it was recombined as Anadara larkinii by Olsson (1932); it was recombined as Larkinia larkinii by Reinhart (1935).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. rhombea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Arca larkinii Nelson p. 204 figs. pl. 7, figs. 5, 6, 7
1899Arca larkinii Grzybowski p. 633
1922Arca (Scapharca) larkinii Spieker figs. pl. 5, figs. 16-18
1932Anadara larkinii Olsson p. 75 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1, 4, 5
1935Larkinia larkinii Reinhart p. 41

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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
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusLarkiniaGray 1847
specieslarkinii(Nelson 1870)

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.

†Larkinia larkinii Nelson 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available