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Arcidae

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Arcidae Lamarck
1895Arcidae Stanton p. 50
1904Arcidae Glenn p. 385
1923Arcidae Clark and Arnold p. 137
1931Arcidae Olsson p. 38
1934Arcidae Isberg
1945Arcidae Gardner p. 51
1957Arcidae Rivera p. 190
1958Arcidae DuBar p. 153
1965Arcidae Newell p. 17
1977Arcidae Adegoke p. 218
1979Barbatiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1980Arcidae Vokes p. 11
1982Arcidae Dockery p. 29
1983Arcidae Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 88
1987Arcidae Squires p. 55
1987Arcidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
1988Arcidae Squires p. 17
1992Arcidae Maxwell p. 60
1992Arcidae Ward p. 53
1999Arcidae Squires p. 18
2000Arcidae Coan et al. p. 127
2001Arcidae Todd
2004Arcidae Spencer et al.
2006Arcidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2006Arcidae El Qot p. 22
2006Arcidae Rosenberg et al.
2009Arcidae Nevesskaja
2010Arcidae Bouchet et al.
2010Arcidae Matsubara et al. p. 132
2011Arcidae Carter et al. p. 7
2024Arcidae Schnetler et al. p. 10

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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)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809

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.

Fm. Arcidae Lamarck 1809
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G. †Ambrogia Malatesta 1974
Subfm. Anadarinae Reinhart 1935
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G. Anadara Gray 1847 [ark]
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Subg. Anadara (Caloosarca) Olsson 1961
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†Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas Tucker and Wilson 1932
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Invalid names: Arca gordita Lowe 1935 [synonym]
†Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica Tuomey and Holmes 1857
Subg. Anadara (Cunearca) Dall 1898
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†Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis Hodson et al. 1927
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Invalid names: Arca cardiiformis Sowerby 1833 [replaced], Arca corculum Mörch 1861 [synonym], Arca cordata Deshayes 1857 [replaced]
†Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista Hodson et al. 1927
Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea Reeve 1844 [rusty ark]
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Invalid names: Anadara (Cunearca) vueltana Hodson et al. 1927 [synonym]
†Arca (Cunearca) cacica Olsson 1922
†Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Cunearca lesueuri Dall 1848
†Cunearca scalarina Heilprin 1887
†Cunearca scalaris Conrad 1844
†Cunearca silverdalensis Kellum 1926
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Invalid names: Arca sespeensis Wiedey 1928 [synonym]
†Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana Loel and Corey 1932
Invalid names: Imparilarca Iredale 1929 [synonym]
Subg. Anadara (Diluvarca) Woodring 1925
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Subg. Anadara (Esmerarca) Olsson 1961
Subg. Anadara (Grandiarca) Olsson 1961
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Invalid names: Arca (Anadara) nelsoni Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca (Anadara) toroensis Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca (Scapharca) crescens Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca (Scapharca) imporcata Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca obesiformis Grzybowski 1899 [synonym], Arca septifera Grzybowski 1899 [synonym], Arca websteri Pilsbry 1910 [synonym]
Subg. Anadara (Larkinia) Reinhart 1935
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Invalid names: Arca auriculata Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Arca deshayesii Hanley 1843 [synonym]
†Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi Mansfield 1932
†Larkinia camuloensis Osmont 1904
Larkinia grandis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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†Arca grandis waringi Maury 1925
Invalid names: Arca quadrilatera Sowerby 1833 [synonym]
†Larkinia larkinii Nelson 1870
Larkinia multicostata Sowerby 1833
Subg. Anadara (Lunarca) Gray 1857
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†Lunarca arthurpennelli Maury 1917
†Lunarca billingsiana Maury 1912
†Lunarca bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Lunarca brevifrons Sowerby I 1833
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Lunarca brevifrons bucaruana Sheldon and Maury in Maury 1922
†Lunarca brightonensis Maury 1912
†Lunarca colombiana Clark and Durham 1946
Lunarca costata Gray 1857
Lunarca melanoderma Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789
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Invalid names: Arca campechiensis Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Arca pexata Say 1822 [synonym]
†Lunarca pennelli Gabb 1873
†Lunarca proletaria Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Lunarca vespertina Mörch 1861
Invalid names: Argina Gray [synonym]
Subg. Anadara (Mabellarca) Iredale 1939
Subg. †Anadara (Potiarca) Iredale 1939
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†Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Potiarca bonplandiana d'Orbigny 1842
Subg. †Anadara (Rasia) Gray 1857
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Invalid names: Anadara istmica Perrilliat 1960 [synonym]
†Anadara (Rasia) athroa Woodring 1973
†Anadara (Rasia) bravardi de Rio 1987
†Anadara (Rasia) carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Anadara (Rasia) cornellana Hodson et al. 1927
†Anadara (Rasia) dariensis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Invalid names: Anadara (Sectiarca) losquemadica Maury 1917 [synonym], Arca gatunensis Toula 1911 [synonym]
†Anadara (Rasia) democraciana Hodson et al. 1927
†Anadara (Rasia) honensis Olsson 1922
†Anadara (Rasia) lita Woodring 1973
†Anadara (Rasia) mirandana Hodson et al. 1927
†Anadara (Rasia) tamarana Hodson et al. 1927
†Anadara (Rasia) tirantensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Anadara (Rasia) wiedenmayeri Hodson et al. 1927
†Anadara (Rasia) zuliana Hodson et al. 1927
†Rasia arata Say 1824
Subg. Anadara (Sectiarca) Olsson 1961
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Invalid names: Arca (Scapharca) sobrina Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym]
Subg. Anadara (Tegillarca) Iredale 1939
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Invalid names: Anadara oblonga Dunker 1866 [synonym], Arca cuneata Reeve 1844 [synonym]
Subg. †Anadara (Tosarca) Noda 1965
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†Anadara (Tosarca) campta Woodring 1973
Anadara aequatorialis d'Orbigny 1846
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Invalid names: Arca ovata Reeve 1844 [replaced], Arca subelongata Nyst 1848 [synonym]
†Anadara aequicostata Conrad 1845
Anadara baughmani Hertlein 1951
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Invalid names: Anadara springeri Rehder and Abbott 1951 [synonym]
†Anadara callicestosa Dall 1898
†Anadara campsa Dall 1898
Anadara concinna Sowerby 1833
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Invalid names: Arca cumingiana Nyst 1848 [synonym]
†Anadara congesta Conrad 1856
†Anadara cretacea Conrad 1869
†Anadara dasia Woodring 1925
†Anadara daviesi Mukerjee 1939
†Anadara fichteli Deshayes 1850
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Invalid names: Arca corbulodies Trentanove 1901 [synonym]
†Anadara firmata Mayer 1868
Anadara formosa Sowerby 1833
†Anadara garoensis Mukerjee 1939
†Anadara gourae Dey 1961
†Anadara guayubinica Maury 1917
†Anadara halidonata Dall 1898
Anadara hermidermos Philippi 1845
†Anadara jacksoni Cooper 2014
†Anadara kroensis Boettger 1883
†Anadara macneili Mansfield 1938
†Anadara magnoliana Gardner 1943
†Anadara molengraaffii Martin 1914
†Anadara montereyana Osmont 1904
†Anadara mummi Mansfield 1938
†Anadara nugax Iredale 1939
Anadara nux Sowerby I 1833
Anadara obesa Sowerby 1833
†Anadara obliquidens Boettger 1883
†Anadara osmonti Dall 1909
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Invalid names: Arca barkeriana Clark 1918 [synonym], Arca impavida Wiedey 1928 [synonym]
†Anadara panensis Ihering 1914
Anadara perlabiata Grant, IV and Gale 1931
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Invalid names: Arca (Scapharca) labiata Sowerby 1833 [replaced]
†Anadara preangerensis Martin 1910
†Anadara prephina Woodring 1925
†Anadara protracta Rogers and Rogers 1837
†Anadara quilonensis Dey 1961
†Anadara riogurabonica Maury 1917
†Anadara santana Loel and Corey 1932
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†Larkinia santana weddlei Loel and Corey 1932
†Anadara suboblonga Boettger 1883
†Anadara trilineata Conrad 1856
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†Anadara (Anadara) trilineata calcarea Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Invalid names: Arca schizotoma Dall 1898 [synonym], Arca sulcicosta Gabb 1866 [synonym]
Anadara tuberculosa Sowerby I 1833
†Anadara uropigimelana Bory 1824
†Anadara woodringi Perrilliat 1960
†Larkinia santana santana Reinhart 1943
Invalid names: Cara Gray 1847 [synonym]
G. †Dallarca Ward 1992
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†Dallarca elnia Glenn 1904
†Dallarca idonea Conrad 1832
†Dallarca staminea Say 1832
†Dallarca subrostrata Conrad 1841
†Dallarca virginiae Wagner 1850
G. †Hataiarca Noda 1966
G. †Indacar Iredale 1939
G. †Mabelllarca Iredale 1939
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G. †Nemoarca Conrad 1869
G. †Philippinarca Noda 1979
G. Samacar Iredale 1936
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†Samacar strabo Hedley 1915
Invalid names: Paragrammatodon Nomura and Niino 1940 [synonym]
G. Scapharca Gray 1847
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†Arca (Scapharca) aguadica Sheldon and Maury 1920
†Arca (Scapharca) collazica Sheldon and Maury 1920
†Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana Sheldon and Maury 1920
†Arca (Scapharca) weeksi Hodson et al. 1927
†Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Scapharca axelolssoni Macsotay and Campos 2001
Scapharca broughtoni Schrenck 1867
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Invalid names: Arca inflata Reeve 1844 [synonym]
Scapharca chemnitzii Philippi 1851
Scapharca cornea Reeve 1844
†Scapharca crashleyi Maury 1924
Scapharca crassissima Macsotay and Campos 2001
†Scapharca eusphaera Boettger 1883
Scapharca inaequivalvis Bruguierre 1789
†Scapharca meroensis Olsson 1931
†Scapharca pinguescens Maury 1924
†Scapharca rustica Martin 1883
Scapharca satowi Dunker 1882
†Scapharca sedanensis Martin 1910
†Scapharca terhaari Oostingh 1935
†Scapharca tjilanangensis Martin 1910
†Scapharca vanwinkleae Maury 1924
G. Scapharcopsis Nordsieck 1969
G. Scaphula Benson 1834
G. Senilia Gray 1840
G. †Tegilarca Iredale 1939
Invalid names: Cunearcinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Lunarcinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Scaphulinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Seniliinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym]
G. †Angulararca Noda 1966
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†Angulararca terminumbonis Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Subfm. Arcinae Lamarck 1809
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G. Acar Gray 1857 [miniature ark]
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Acar bailyi Bartsch 1931
†Acar celleporacea Tate 1886
Acar congenita Smith 1885
Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Acar reticulata Gmelin 1792 [synonym]
†Acar lamellosa Deshayes 1858
Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817
Acar rostrae Berry 1954
Acar sandersonae Powell 1933
Arca (Acar) pusilla Sowerby 1833
†Barbatia (Acar) aspera Conrad 1854
†Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912
Barbatia (Acar) gradata Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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Invalid names: Acar panamensis Bartsch 1931 [synonym]
G. Arca Linnaeus 1758 [ark]
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Subg. Arca (Arca) Linnaeus 1758
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†Arca (Arca) accra Cox 1952
†Arca (Arca) filewiczi Squires 1991
†Arca (Arca) givensi Squires 1991
†Arca (Arca) gonzalesi Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Arca (Arca) hawleyi Reinhart 1943
†Arca (Arca) kelirensis Martin 1916
†Arca (Arca) patagonica Ihering 1897
†Arca (Arca) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957
†Arca (Arca) santamariensis Reinhart 1937
†Arca (Arca) sisquocensis Reinhart 1937
†Arca (Arca) subcalcarea Oostingh 1941
†Arca (Arca) suspecta Olsson 1964
†Arca (Arca) williamsoni Olsson 1967
†Arca (Arca) yaquensis Maury 1917
Subg. Arca (Byssoarca) Swainson 1833
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Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833
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Invalid names: Arca occidentalis Philippi 1847 [synonym]
Subg. Arca (Fossularca) Cossmann 1887
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Subg. †Fossularca (Fossularca) Cossmann 1887
†Fossularca africana Newton 1922
Subg. Arca (Litharca) Gray 1842
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Subg. †Arca (Tosarca) Noda 1965
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†Arca abrupta Forbes 1846
†Arca aldrichi Dall 1895
†Arca angusta Lamarck 1805
†Arca aquila Heilprin 1887
†Arca arcta Stoppani 1857
Arca augusta Lamarck 1805
†Arca aviculoides Stoppani 1857
†Arca azzarolae Stoppani 1865
†Arca bavarica Winckler 1861
†Arca bezanconi Cossmann 1887
†Arca biangula Lamarck 1805
†Arca blanfordi Newton 1905
Arca bouvieri Fischer 1874
†Arca brahminica Forbes 1846
†Arca budoensis Amano and Kurita 2020
Arca caelata Reeve 1844
†Arca camaronesia Ihering 1907
†Arca capulopsis Pritchard 1901
Arca cardiiformis Basterot 1825
†Arca cardioides Böhm 1891
Arca chemnitzi Philippi 1851
†Arca chevallieri Cossmann 1887
†Arca choffati Thurmann and Etallon 1863
†Arca cholana Spieker 1922
†Arca clarki Dickerson 1916
Arca clathrata Reeve 1844
Arca clathrata burnesi d'Archaic 1850
†Arca clellandi Forbes 1846
Arca cordata Benett 1831
†Arca coxi Dey 1961
†Arca cultrata Stoppani 1857
†Arca dalli Brown and Pilsbry 1913
†Arca debilis Martin 1883
†Arca delandensis Mansfield 1939
Arca divaricata Sowerby 1833
†Arca douvillei Gemmellaro 1896
†Arca feddeni Vredenburg 1928
†Arca formosissima D'Orbigny 1890
†Arca fuscoides Martin 1883
†Arca galei Wiedey 1928
†Arca geulemensis Vogel 1895
†Arca harrisi Sheldon 1916
Arca hispida Philippi 1849
Arca holmesii Kurtz 1860
†Arca imperialis Roemer 1836
†Arca incerta Martin 1883
†Arca interrupta Lamarck 1805
†Arca japetica Forbes 1846
†Arca kannegieteri Icke 1907
†Arca koerti Böhm 1913
Arca koumaci Lutaenko and Maestrati 2007
Arca labiata Solander 1786
Arca lactea Linnaeus 1767
†Arca larkhanaensis d'Archaic 1850
†Arca lata Münster 1841
†Arca laudunensis Deshayes 1860
†Arca leopoliensis Alth 1850
Arca limula Conrad 1832
†Arca mcnairyensis Wade 1926
†Arca mekranica Vredenburg 1928
†Arca miliacea Cossmann 1887
†Arca minuata Deshayes 1858
†Arca nannodes Martin 1885
Arca navicularis Bruguière 1789
†Arca negata Cotton 1947
†Arca newtoni Vredenburg 1928
†Arca nitida Brocchi 1814
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758
†Arca noae biangulina d'Orbigny 1852
†Arca nuda Münster 1841
†Arca obeidi Abbass 1972
Arca ovata Gmelin 1791
Arca pacifica Sowerby 1833
†Arca pantheonensis Spieker 1922
†Arca paratina Dall 1898
†Arca paratina tampae Mansfield 1937
†Arca particularis del Rio 1992
†Arca peethensis d'Archaic 1850
†Arca perpectinata de Gregorio 1930
†Arca perradiata Astre 1934
†Arca prephina Woodring 1925
†Arca protracta Conrad 1848
†Arca pseudoantiquata Martin 1883
†Arca quadrilatera Lamarck 1805
†Arca radiata Sowerby 1840
†Arca rudis Stoppani 1865
†Arca salomonensis Gemmellaro 1896
†Arca sandbergeri Deshayes 1860
†Arca silverdalensis Kellum 1926
†Arca socialis Giebel 1856
†Arca spiekeri Olsson 1932
Arca squamosa Lamarck 1819
†Arca striatula Hislop 1859
†Arca stricklandi Tate 1870
†Arca subfiligrana d'Archaic and Haime 1853
†Arca sublata Thurmann and Etallon 1862
†Arca submultiformis Vredenburg 1928
†Arca sulcicosta Nyst 1836
Arca symphenacis Oliver and Chesney 1994
†Arca syracusensis Mayer 1868
†Arca tirolensis Broili 1904
†Arca tjidamarensis Martin 1879
Arca trapezia Deshayes 1839
†Arca uhligi Boehm 1881
†Arca valdensis Boussac 1911
†Arca valdiviana Grzybowski 1899
†Arca vanholsti Spieker 1922
†Arca vaughani Casey 1903
†Arca wagneriana Heilprin 1887
Arca zebra Swainson 1833
†Scapharca zorritensis Nelson 1870
Invalid names: Arcoptera Bittner 1895 [synonym], Navicula Blainville 1825 [synonym]
G. †Destacar Iredale 1936
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G. Eonavicula Arkell 1929
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†Arca (Eonavicula) bisulcata Kanjilal 1980
†Arca (Eonavicula) bogaerti Dartevelle and Freneix 1957
†Eonavicula gibbosa Rollier 1912
†Eonavicula minuta Sowerby 1824
G. †Epitrisis Iredale 1939
G. Lamarcka Vermeij and Amano 2021
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†Arca (Arca) subprotracta Heilprin 1881
Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Arca arabica Philippi 1847 [synonym]
†Lamarcka bowdeniana Dall 1898
†Lamarcka emiliae Dollfus 1909
Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789
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†Arca umbonata paezensis Hodson et al. 1927
Invalid names: Arca americana d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym], Arca umbonata Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Lamarcka mutabilis Sowerby 1833
†Lamarcka sakamizuensis Hatai and Nisiyama 1952
Lamarcka truncata Sowerby I 1833
†Lamarcka uedai Matsubara 2002
†Lamarcka ventricosa Lamarck 1819
†Lamarcka williamsi Olsson 1967
G. †Mimarcaria Iredale 1939
G. †Miratacar Iredale 1939
G. Nipponarca Habe 1951
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G. †Opularca Iredale 1939
G. †Thronacar Iredale 1939
G. Trisidos Ršding 1798
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Trisidos semitorta Lamarck 1819
Trisidos tortuosa Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Trisidos yongei Iredale 1939 [synonym]
Invalid names: Calloarcinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Hawaiarcinae Noda 1986 [synonym], Porteriinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym]
G. Asperarca Sacco 1898
G. Barbatia Gray 1842
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Subg. Barbatia (Cucullaearca) Conrad 1865
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Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana lasperlensis Sheldon and Maury in Maury 1922
Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana velataformis Sheldon and Maury in Maury 1922
Invalid names: Barbatia (Cucullaearca) bramkampi Durham 1950 [synonym]
Cucullaearca candida Helbling 1779
Subg. Barbatia (Granoarca) Conrad 1862
Subg. Barbatia (Hawaiarca) Dall et al. 1938
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†Anadara (Hawaiarca) guajatica Sheldon and Maury 1920
Barbatia (Hawaiarca) alia Dall et al. 1938
Subg. †Barbatia (Mesocibota) Iredale 1939
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Invalid names: Arca signata Dunker 1868 [synonym]
†Mesocibota luana Iredale 1939
†Barbatia aegyptiaca Fourtau 1917
†Barbatia aptiensis Pictet and Campiche 1866
†Barbatia aspera Conrad 1854
†Barbatia axinaea Boettger 1883
Barbatia candida Helbling 1779
†Barbatia carolinensis Conrad 1849
†Barbatia consutilis Tate 1886
†Barbatia corvamnis Harris 1946
†Barbatia cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Barbatia crustata Tate 1886
†Barbatia culleni Dey 1961
†Barbatia deusseni Gardner 1927
†Barbatia dissimilis Tate 1886
Barbatia foliata Forsskal 1775
†Barbatia geinitzi Reuss 1844
†Barbatia gibba Martin 1879
†Barbatia glyphus Böhm 1891
†Barbatia helblingi Bruguière 1789
Barbatia illota Sowerby 1833
†Barbatia inglisia Richards and Palmer 1953
†Barbatia irregularis Cossmann and Pissaro 1906
†Barbatia kayalensis Dey 1961
†Barbatia landesi Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Barbatia legayi Rigaux and Sauvage 1868
†Barbatia lignitifera Aldrich 1908
†Barbatia limatella Tate 1886
†Barbatia malaiana Martin 1917
†Barbatia marylandica Conrad 1840
†Barbatia mauryae Olsson 1922
†Barbatia meridiana Woods 1906
†Barbatia mundeformata Laws 1939
†Barbatia nodai Matsubara et al. 2010
†Barbatia paradiagona Dockery 1982
†Barbatia pistachia Lamarck 1819
†Barbatia pseudoillota Reinhart 1937
†Barbatia pumila Tate 1886
†Barbatia rembangensis Martin 1910
†Barbatia seraperta Harris 1946
†Barbatia simulans Tate 1886
†Barbatia subtrigonalis Martin 1883
†Barbatia sundaiana Martin 1916
†Barbatia suzzalloi Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Barbatia uxorispalmeri Stenzel and E. K. 1957
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†Barbatia (Barbatia) uxorispalmeri Stenzel and E. K. 1957
†Barbatia wendti Lamy 1950
Invalid names: Abarbatia Dall et al. 1938 [synonym]
G. Bathyarca Kobelt 1891
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†Bathyarca adelaideana Iredale 1939
Bathyarca anomala Verill and Bush 1898
†Bathyarca corpulenta Smith 1885
Bathyarca cybaea Hedley 1906
†Bathyarca hendersoni Dall 1898
†Bathyarca perversidens Hedley 1902
G. Bentharca Verrill and Bush 1898
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G. Coraliarca Habe and Okutani 1968
G. Fugleria Reinhart 1937
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Fugleria tenera Reeve 1844 [Delicate Ark]
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Invalid names: Arca balesi Pilsbry and McLean 1939 [synonym]
G. †Karasuarca Gorbach 1966
G. Kikaiarca Noda 1966
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Kikaiarca kikaizimana Nomura and Zinbo 1934
Subfm. Noetiinae Stewart 1930
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G. †Arginella MacNeil 1938
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†Arginella icaensis Rivera 1957
†Arginella ovalis MacNeil 1938
†Arginella samanensis Olsson 1929
G. †Arginopsis MacNeil 1938
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†Arginopsis sullanensis Woods 1922
G. Didimacar Iredale 1939
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†Didimacar repenta Iredale 1939
G. †Halonanus Stewart 1930
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†Halonanus declivis Conrad 1833
†Halonanus pulchrus Gabb 1860
G. †Hoernesarca Malatesta 1974
G. †Matsumotoa Okada 1958
G. †Noetiopsis MacNeil 1938
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†Noetiopsis woodringi MacNeil 1938
G. †Protonoetia MacNeil 1938
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†Protonoetia nigeriensis Newton 1922
G. Sheldonella Maury 1917
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†Sheldonella maoica Maury 1917
Tr. Striarcini MacNeil 1938
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G. †Breviarca Conrad 1872
G. †Ovalarca Woodring 1925
G. †Sanoarca Stephenson 1953
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Subg. †Sanoarca (Sanoarca) Stephenson 1953
G. Striarca Conrad 1862
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†Striarca africana Newton 1922
†Striarca centenaria Say 1824
†Striarca compressa Martin 1883
†Striarca lamyi Koperberg 1931
†Striarca umbonata Conrad 1875
G. †Trigonodesma Wood 1864
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Subg. †Trigonodesma (Scapularca) Cossmann and Peyrot 1912
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†Scapularca scapulina Lamarck 1805
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Invalid names: Trigonodesma (Scapularca) globulosa Rutot and Vincent 1881 [synonym]
†Trigonodesma buxellensis Glibert 1933
†Trigonodesma lissa Bayan 1873
G. †Vetoarca
Tr. †Trinacriini MacNeil 1937
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G. †Linter Stephenson 1937
G. †Pachecoa Harris 1919
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†Pachecoa (Pachecoa) hornii elusa Clark and Woodford 1927
Subg. †Pachecoa (Stenzelia) MacNeil 1954
†Pachecoa hornii Gabb 1864
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†Pachecoa pulcra Gabb 1860
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†Pachecoa sabinica Harris 1919
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G. †Trinacria Mayer 1868
+
Subg. †Trinacria (Pachecoa) Harris 1919
+
†Trinacria adamsi Price and Palmer 1928
†Trinacria cancellata Deshayes 1858
†Trinacria cor Popenoe 1937
†Trinacria cuneus Conrad 1833
†Trinacria menthifontis Dockery 1982
†Trinacria nipponica Matsubara et al. 2010
†Trinacria ovalis Harris 1919
Invalid names: Noetiini Stewart 1930 [empty]
G. †Palestinarca Vokes 1946
G. Quadrilatera Deshayes 1860
+
†Quadrilatera januaria Marwick 1926
G. †Rostarca Gilbert and Can de Poel 1965
+
†Rostarca angusta Lamarck 1805
Invalid names: Barbatiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Bathyarcidae Scarlato and Starobogatov [synonym], Litharcinae Frizzell 1946 [empty]
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: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: mostly EP, mostly SE, mostly BA, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2008-11-18 16:46:55
Modified: 2010-02-18 01:07:43
Source: f = family
Reference: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Holocene or 290.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 279.3 Ma

Collections (3384 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Arcidae indet. (211891)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Arca perpectinata (233340) Arca salomonensis, Arca douvillei (108672)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Madagascar (Diana) Arca perradiata (81987)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Arca triasina (38545)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Arcoptera canaliculata (137002)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Arca triasina, Arca socialis (201970)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Croatia Barbatia sp. (174766)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Israel Arcidae indet. (72306)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Arcoptera lateareata, Arcoptera vixareata, Arcoptera areata, Arcoptera ampla, Arcoptera schlosseri, Arca tirolensis (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Arcoptera arcuata (205147)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Arca bavarica (202142)
Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic237.0 - 174.7Singapore Arca sp. (113863)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Arca nuda, Arca lata (137429) Cucullaea formosissima, Arcoptera elegantula (144634)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Eonavicula inca (71784)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Arca cultrata (204951) Arca cultrata, Avicula aviculoides (204950) Mytilus arctus (204937)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Arca imperialis, Arca azzarolae, Arca cultrata (38083) Avicula aviculoides (38118)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Mexico (Sonora) Arca sp. (39132)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Arca pulla (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France Arca sp. (39215)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Arca sp. (39382)