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Scapharca (Scapharca) obispoana

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca obispoana was named by Conrad (1857). Its type specimen is USNM 13330 (lectotype) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Anadara (Scapharca) obispoana by Reinhart (1943); it was recombined as Anadara obispoana by Stewart (1946); it was recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) obispoana by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Arca obispoana Conrad p. 192 figs. Pl. 5, fig. 1
1943Anadara (Scapharca) obispoana Reinhart pp. 70 - 71 figs. PI. 10, figs. 6, 7, 11
1946Anadara obispoana Stewart p. 99
1983Scapharca (Scapharca) obispoana Moore p. A44 figs. Plate 9, figure 3

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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
genusScapharcaGray 1847
subgenusScapharcaGray 1847
speciesobispoana(Conrad 1857)

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: facultatively mobilesubf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:28
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:28
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Serravallian or 23.03000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Anadara obispoana (44891 167645) Arca obispoana (220083)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62USA (California) Anadara obispoana (37539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Anadara obispoana (44982 44988) Arca perdisparis (220070)