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Acar domingensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca domingensis was named by Lamarck (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Barbatia (Acar) domingensis by Woodring (1925) and Mansfield (1940); it was recombined as Barbatia domingensis by Richards et al. (1969); it was recombined as Acar domingensis by Woodring (1973) and Rosenberg (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Arca halmyrus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Arca reticulata Gmelin p. 3311
1819Arca domingensis Lamarck
1916Arca reticulata Sheldon p. 20
1917Barbatia (Acar) reticulata Maury p. 330
1919Arca (Acar) reticulata Harris p. 55
1920Barbatia (Acar) reticulata Maury p. 7
1925Barbatia (Acar) domingensis Woodring p. 37
1931Arca (Barbatia) reticulata Grant, IV and Gale p. 143
1940Barbatia (Acar) domingensis Mansfield p. 175
1969Barbatia domingensis Richards et al. p. 4
1973Acar domingensis Woodring p. 497
2005Acar domingensis Rosenberg

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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
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusAcarGray 1857
speciesdomingensis(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Acar reticulata Gmelin 1792 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 09:03:48
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:03:48
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Tamaulipas) Barbatia domingensis (42932)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Barbatia domingensis (205616)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Georgia) Barbatia domingensis (61130)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Barbatia domingensis (60985 61096 61125)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Acar domingensis (42629)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico Barbatia reticulata (80204)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Northern Mariana Islands Arca reticulata (43368 43371)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Arca reticulata (41760 42663)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Acar domingensis (49493)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Haiti Acar domingensis (92454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Acar domingensis (92452)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Arca reticulata (43046) Barbatia reticulata (111204)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Barbatia reticulata (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Acar domingensis (145351)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Acar domingensis (96520)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Barbatia domingensis (60412 60413 60414 60415 60416 60417)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Trinidad and Tobago Acar domingensis (96518)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Acar domingensis (131217 131218 131363)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Acar domingensis (96519)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Acar domingensis (69090 69094) Barbatia domingensis (58522 69089)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Acar domingensis (96440) Barbatia domingensis (134768 134769)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Arca reticulata (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Barbatia domingensis (41556)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Arca reticulata (66768 66769)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Barbatia domingensis (67947 67960 67962 67966 67969)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Barbatia domingensis (80676)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Barbatia domingensis (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Arca reticulata (96870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Arca reticulata (88886 96943 96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Barbatia domingensis (80835 80837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Barbatia domingensis (67948 67963 67965 67967)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Barbatia domingensis (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Barbatia reticulata (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Barbatia domingensis (80680)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Barbatia domingensis (97610)