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Tetrarca acuminata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae

Taxonomy
Arca acuminata was named by Krauss (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tetrarca acuminata by Vermeij and Amano (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Arca acuminata Krauss
2021Tetrarca acuminata Vermeij and Amano p. 44

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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)
familyCucullaeidaeStewart 1930
genusTetrarcaNordsieck 1969
speciesacuminata(Krauss 1848)

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.

Tetrarca acuminata Krauss 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-02-17 23:12:32
Modified: 2010-02-18 01:12:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available