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Arcoida (Mollusca, Bivalvia) del Plioceno de la provincia de Málaga, España

1992; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

2385-4499

José L. Vera-Peláez, M. Carmen Lozano-Francisco, Antonio Guerra Merchán,

Cephalopods and Marine Biology

In this work we show the results of a taxonomic study of the order Arcoida (Mollusca, Bivalvia) found in the numerous fossiliferous outcrops from the marine Pliocene sediments of Malaga province (Southern Spain), in which the preservational state of the fossils is excellent. 19 species of arcoids are identified: Arca (Arca) noae Linne, A. (A.) tetragona Poli, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata (Linne), B. (B) empolensis Micheli et Tone, B. (B.) modioloides (Cantraine), B. (B.) mytiloides (Brocchi), B. (Acar) clathrata (Defrance), Anadara (Anadara) diluvii (Lamarck), A. (A.) pectinata (Brocchi), Bathyarca sp., Striarca (S.) lactea (Linne), Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita (Brocchi), L. (Pectunculina) anomala cancellata Michelotti, L. (P.) aradassi (Testa), Glycymeris (Glycymeris) glycymeris (Linne), G. (G) bimaculata bimaculata (Poli), G. (G.) insubrica (Brocchi) y G. (G.) inflata (Brocchi). A brief guide to differentiate them is offered.