Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Alternative combinations: Chama antiquata, Echinochama antiquata
Belongs to Arcinella according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Anderson 1929, Barrios 1960, Olsson 1922, Weisbord 1929 and Woodring 1925
Sister taxa: Arcinella arcinella, Arcinella californica, Arcinella cornuta, Arcinella draconis, Arcinella trachyderma, Arcinella yaquensis, Echinochama pristina, Echinochama praearcinella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (2 collections), the Dominican Republic (5), Jamaica (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (6)
• Miocene of Colombia (5), the Dominican Republic (5), Haiti (3)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Haiti (1)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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