Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Arca lactea |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Arca lactea | species | belongs to Arca | stated with evidence | Linnaeus, 1767 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Arcidae) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Arca) |
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Vision | limited (based on Arcidae) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Arca) |
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Ontogeny | accretion (based on Arcidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite,intermediate,minor folds, major ribbing (based on Arcidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. V. Woods. 1850. A monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper tertiaries of the East of England. Part II. Bivalves |
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