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Arca navicularis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca navicularis was named by Bruguière (1789) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10259]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Arca (Navicula) navicularis by Oostingh (1935); it was recombined as Arca (Arca) navicularis by Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Arca navicularis Bruguière p. 99
1935Arca (Navicula) navicularis Oostingh p. 125
2002Arca (Arca) navicularis Kosnik
2002Arca navicularis Wilson p. 34
2021Arca navicularis Vermeij and Amano p. 43

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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
genusArca
speciesnavicularisBruguière 1789

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.

Arca navicularis Bruguière 1789
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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: 2004-02-29 17:09:41
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:04:20
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Arca navicularis (84519)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Arca navicularis (96670 96671)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Arca navicularis (122947)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Arca navicularis (101634)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Arca navicularis (63351)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Arca navicularis (81094)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Arca navicularis (88886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Arca navicularis (96785 96794)