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Barbatia (Obliquarca)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Barbatia (Obliquarca) Woodring p. 38
1943Barbatia (Obliquarca) Reinhart p. 30
2001Barbatia (Obliquarca) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
genusBarbatiaGray 1842
subgenusObliquarca(Sacco 1898)

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.

Subg. Barbatia (Obliquarca) Sacco 1898
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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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 09:04:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 11:04:54
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 13.82000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Barbatia polymorpha (60312)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Barbatia modioliformis (34739)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Barbatia sp. (74967)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Barbatia modiolida (74964) Barbatia sp. (74968)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Barbatia dentata, Barbatia subcandida, Barbatia modiolida (58522) Barbatia modiolida (69089)