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Taxonomy
Arca brevifrons was named by Sowerby I (1833). It is extant.
It was recombined as Argina brevifrons by Maury (1922); it was recombined as Lunarca brevifrons by Reinhart (1943) and Keen (1971).
It was recombined as Argina brevifrons by Maury (1922); it was recombined as Lunarca brevifrons by Reinhart (1943) and Keen (1971).
Subspecies
Synonymy list
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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.
Lunarca brevifrons Sowerby I 1833
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Lunarca brevifrons bucaruana Sheldon and Maury in Maury 1922
Lunarca brevifrons brevifrons Sowerby 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pliocene | Costa Rica | Arca brevifrons (66792 66795) | |
| Pliocene | Ecuador (Manabi) | Arca brevifrons (51886) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Ecuador (Manabi) | Lunarca brevifrons (48664 48665) |