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Arcopsis (Arcopsis) altenai

Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae

Taxonomy
Arcopsis (Arcopsis) altenai was named by Beets (1986) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Indonesia; Irian Jaya.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Batavia, Java, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Arcopsis (Arcopsis) altenai Beets p. 121
1994Arcopsis (Arcopsis) altenai Skwarko p. e5

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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)
familyNoetiidaeStewart 1930
genusArcopsisKoenen 1885
subgenusArcopsisKoenen 1885
speciesaltenaiBeets 1986

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: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:58:38
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:58:38
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Arcopsis altenai (70089 71925)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Java) Arcopsis altenai (type locality: 42435)