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Arcinella arcinella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama arcinella was named by Linnaeus (1767) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Echinochama arcinella by Fischer (1887), Woodring (1925) and Mansfield (1932); it was recombined as Arcinella arcinella by Perrilliat and Flores-Guerrero (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Chama arcinella Linnaeus
1860Chama arcinella Holmes p. 23
1887Echinochama arcinella Fischer p. 1049
1925Echinochama arcinella Woodring p. 105
1932Echinochama arcinella Mansfield
2011Arcinella arcinella Perrilliat and Flores-Guerrero p. 390

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusArcinellaSchumacher 1817
speciesarcinella(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

Arcinella arcinella Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:35:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:35:40
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Arcinella arcinella (65162)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Arcinella yaquensis (60144)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Arcinella arcinella (96434)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Manabi) Arcinella arcinella (60754)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Arcinella arcinella (80018 80021 111204 136943) Pseudochama arcinella (42801 42813 42870 42872 42875 42884 43036 94810)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Arcinella arcinella (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Arcinella arcinella (52174 82121 82122 82125 93051 93052 93053 93054 93057 93059 93145 93146 93176 93177)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Arcinella arcinella (145255 145278 145337 145341 145342)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Arcinella arcinella (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador Arcinella arcinella (96441)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Arcinella arcinella (60640)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Arcinella arcinella (135043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Arcinella arcinella (131293)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Arcinella arcinella (60772)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Echinochama antiquata (134669 134673)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Echinochama arcinella (92412)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Echinochama arcinella (59484 59485 80037 94809)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Arcinella arcinella (134768)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Arcinella arcinella (131210 131217)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Colombia (La Guajira) Arcinella arcinella (136994 157969)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Arcinella arcinella (132644) Echinochama antiquata (134653 134664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Echinochama arcinella (79331 79786)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Chama arcinella (150656)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Echinochama arcinella (80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Echinochama arcinella (66760)