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Acar
Description | Acar is a type of vegetable pickle from Indonesia, and popular in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. It is a localised version of Indian Achaar. It is known as atjar in Dutch cuisine, derived from Indonesian acar. Acar is usually prepared in bulk as it may easily be stored in a well-sealed glass jar in refrigerator for a week, and served as the condiment for any meals. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acar, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Acar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Acar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | miniature ark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Acar Gray, 1857 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (2) 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 10 (71%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Arcidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Arcidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion (based on Arcidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite,intermediate,minor folds, major ribbing (based on Arcidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Miniature Ark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acar |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acar abdita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar agulhasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar bailyi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Acar botanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar carditaeformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar clathrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar congenita species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Acar decorata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar domingensis species | listed (PBDB) | 63 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Acar dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar gradata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar harringtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar lamellosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Acar lepidoformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar marsupialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar merope species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar naturezae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar oliveirae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar olivercoseli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar opuraensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar panamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar petasion species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar plicata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Acar powelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar pusilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar requiescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar rostae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar rostrae species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Acar sandersonae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Acar sociella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar squamosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar transmar species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acar whangaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arca (Acar) cheribonensis species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Arca (Acar) pusilla species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Arca cheribonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arca lamellosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arca trapeziformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Barbatia (Acar) aspera ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Barbatia (Acar) gradata species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Barbatia (Acar) trapeziformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Barbatia celleporacea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Barbatia rostrae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1857 | Acar Gray |
1917 | Barbatia (Acar) Maury p. 330 |
1919 | Arca (Acar) Harris p. 55 |
1925 | Barbatia (Acar) Woodring p. 36 |
1935 | Arca (Acar) Oostingh p. 126 |
1940 | Barbatia (Acar) Mansfield p. 175 |
1941 | Barbatia (Acar) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 9 |
1947 | Arca (Acar) Abrard p. 95 |
1980 | Acar Vokes p. 11 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1992 | Barbatia (Acar) Squires and Demetrion p. 36 |
1995 | Acar Pacaud and Le Renard p. 176 |
2000 | Acar Coan et al. p. 130 |
2001 | Acar Todd |
2002 | Acar Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Barbatia (Acar) Mandic and Steininger p. 276 |
2004 | Acar Spencer et al. |
2012 | Acar Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 159 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!