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Barbatia (Barbatia) morsei

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia morsei was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Barbatia (Obliquarca) morsei by Reinhart (1943); it was recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) morsei by Moore (1983), Squires (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Arca juliana, Arca juliania, Arca melaviensis, Arca nivea, B. alfredensis, B. auversiensis, B. aviculina, B. awamoana, B. balli, B. barbatula, B. baudoniana, B. bernayi, B. bicolorata, B. caelata, B. clathrata, B. clytia, B. cochlearis, B. complanata, B. corneti, B. coxi, B. cylindracea, B. decora, B. decussata, B. degrangei, B. dejaeri, B. depressa, B. disclusa, B. eichwaldi, B. esnaensis, B. forchammeri, B. formosa, B. fractura, B. geulemensis, B. hawaia, B. helblingii, B. hibiharensis, B. inaequidentata, B. incomatensis, B. incomposita, B. kubara, B. laekeniana, B. lamellosa, B. laminata, B. lindae, B. lintea, B. mackayi, B. manzourensis, B. marullensis, B. mastrichtiana, B. micronema, B. modioloiformis, B. morgani, B. nivea, B. nodulosa, B. oahua, B. obtusoides, B. osawanoensis, B. palmerae, B. praenominata, B. praescabra, B. pratti, B. pulchella, B. punctifera, B. pusilla, B. reklawensis, B. rigaulti, B. rossii, B. rostae, B. rotundata, B. rutoti, B. salebrosus, B. scabrella, B. scabrosa, B. schwabenaui, B. sorongensis, B. striatularis, B. subhelbingi, B. subradiata, B. subtexata, B. syrmica, B. tauroclatthrata, B. tenuistriata, B. tenuitexta, B. textiliosa, B. tramitensis, B. uetsukiensis, B. uniopsis, B. uxoripalmeri, B. vincenti, B. wenki, B. decussata, B. hendersoni, B. barbata, B. clathrata, B. contorta, B. divaricata, B. gunsoni, B. hennigi, B. lyelli, B. nana, B. radula, B. salebrosus, B. salebrosus, B. amygdalumtosum, B. appendiculata, B. appendiculata, B. beaugrandi, B. bernayi, B. bourgueti, B. decussata, B. empolensis, B. forchammeri, B. laeviuscula, B. modioloides, B. mytiloides, B. pandorae, B. philippiana, B. rigaulti, B. scabrosa, B. tenuistriata, B. thurrelli, B. uxoripalmeri, B. lenensis, B. biloba, B. krishtofovichae, B. reklawensis, B. reklawensis, B. vincenti, B. perinopinata, B. millifila, B. propatula, B. dentata, B. modioliformis, B. polymorpha, B. arcula, B. lintea, B. rhomboidell, B. rhomboilella, B. vaughani, B. candida, B. roncana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Barbatia morsei Gabb
1927Barbatia morsei Hanna pp. 272 - 273 figs. Plate 25, figures 10, 11, 13, and 14
1930Barbatia morsei Stewart p. 87 figs. Plate 8, fig. 7
1938Barbatia morsei Turner p. 42
1943Barbatia (Obliquarca) morsei Reinhart p. 30 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 4
1983Barbatia (Barbatia) morsei Moore p. A34 figs. Plate 5, figure 7
1999Barbatia (Barbatia) morsei Squires p. 18 figs. Figure 26

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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
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
subgenusBarbatiaGray 1842
speciesmorsei()

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.

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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-02-29 17:10:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:04:23
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Barbatia morsei (78722 178748 185192)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Barbatia morsei (207117)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Barbatia morsei (241815 241852 241853)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Oregon) Barbatia morsei (200870 200892 200914 201039)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Barbatia morsei (210283 210285)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Barbatia morsei (239766)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Barbatia morsei (238094)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Barbatia morsei (239317 241816)