Alternative spelling: Barbatia (Plagiarca)
Parent taxon: Arcinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Eames 1951 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Acar, Arca, Calloarca, Destacar, Eonavicula, Epitrisis, Lamarcka, Mimarcaria, Miratacar, Nipponarca, Opularca, Thronacar, Trisidos
Subtaxa: Barbatia (Plagiarca) pseudonavicula Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Plagiarca rhomboidella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Eocene of United States (77: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 80 collections including 84 occurrences
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