Arcopagia

Arcopagia scobinata, from here.


Belongs within: Bivalvia.

Arcopagia is a genus of infaunal bivalves found from the Eocene to the present day.

Characters (from Cox et al. 1969): Rounded, somewhat inflated, concentrically ridged, with 2 laterals in right valve; pallial sinus deep, rounded, not confluent.

<==Arcopagia
    |--A. angulata (Linnaeus 1767) [=Tellina angulata] H09
    |--A. carnicolor (Hanley 1846) [=Tellina carnicolor] H09
    |--A. casta (Hanley 1844) [=Tellina casta] H09
    |--A. elegantissima (Smith 1885) [=Tellina elegantissima] H09
    |--A. fabrefacta (Pilsbry 1904) [=Tellina fabrefacta] H09
    |--A. ovata (Bolten 1798) [=Tellina ovata] H09
    |--A. pinguis (Hanley 1844) [=Tellina pinguis] H09
    |--A. robusta (Hanley 1844) [=Tellina robusta] H09
    |--A. savignyi (Adams 1870) [=Tellina savignyi] H09
    |--A. scobinata (Linnaeus 1758) [=Tellina scobinata] H09
    `--A. tessellata (Deshayes 1855) [=Tellina tessellata] H09

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

Cox, L. R., N. D. Newell et al. 1969. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology pt N. Bivalvia vol. 2. The Geological Society of America, Inc. and The University of Kansas.

[H09] Hedley, C. 1909. The Marine Fauna of Queensland: Address by the President of Section D. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science: Brisbane.

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