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Lamarcka ventricosa

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca ventricosa was named by Lamarck (1819) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10261].

It was recombined as Lamarcka ventricosa by Vermeij and Amano (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Arca ventricosa Lamarck
2000Arca ventricosa Okutaini p. 847
2002Arca ventricosa Wilson p. 34
2003Arca ventricosa Kiessling
2021Lamarcka ventricosa 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
genusLamarcka
speciesventricosa(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.

†Lamarcka ventricosa Lamarck 1819
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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: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:02
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:02
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) Arca ventricosa (63352 63353)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Arca ventricosa (89294 89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Arca ventricosa (81036 81091 81094)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Arca ventricosa (41606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Arca ventricosa (63317 63356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Arca ventricosa (89289 89292 89311 89400 89402)