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Arginella samanensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Argina) samanensis was named by Olsson (1929). Its type specimen is PRI (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arginella samanensis by MacNeil (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Arca (Argina) samanensis Olsson p. 5 figs. pl. 1, figs. 4, 5
1938Arginella samanensis MacNeil p. 28

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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
subfamilyNoetiinaeStewart 1930
genusArginella
speciessamanensis(Olsson 1929)

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.

Arginella samanensis Olsson 1929
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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: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2008-11-18 16:46:55
Modified: 2010-02-18 01:07:43
Source: f = family
Reference: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Arca samanensis (52525 52531)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Colombia Arca samanensis (42787)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Arca samanensis (52523)