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Cunearca silverdalensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca (Scapharca) silverdalensis was named by Kellum (1926) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; North Carolina]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 10655 (John Gilette Farm), Silverdale, Trent marl, Onslow Co., NC, which is in a Miocene marine marl/sandstone in the Trent Formation of North Carolina.

It was recombined as Anadara (Anadara) silverdalensis by Bird (1965); it was recombined as Cunearca silverdalensis by Ward (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Arca (Scapharca) silverdalensis Kellum pp. 34-35 figs. pl. 8, figs. 1-3
1965Anadara (Anadara) silverdalensis Bird p. 27
1992Cunearca silverdalensis Ward p. 53

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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
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusCunearcaGray 1847
speciessilverdalensis()

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.

Cunearca silverdalensis Kellum 1926
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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 mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:17:02
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:17:02
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Anadara silverdalensis (71651) Cunearca silverdalensis (71649 71652)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (North Carolina) Arca silverdalensis (type locality: 41987)