Alternative combinations: Arca (Acar) plicata, Arca plicata, Barbatia (Acar) plicata, Barbatia plicata
Belongs to Acar according to T. Okutaini 2000
See also Foster 1965, Hendy 2007 and Skwarko 1994
Sister taxa: Acar bailyi, Acar celleporacea, Acar congenita, Acar domingensis, Acar lamellosa, Acar rostrae, Acar sandersonae, Arca (Acar) cheribonensis, Arca (Acar) pusilla, Barbatia (Acar) aspera, Barbatia (Acar) bailyi, Barbatia (Acar) dentiens, Barbatia (Acar) gradata, Barbatia (Acar) micronodosa, Barbatia (Acar) reinharti, Barbatia (Acar) trapeziformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Angola (1 collection), Australia (1), Djibouti (1), Eritrea (2), Japan (1), Kenya (5), Mayotte (2), Mozambique (1), the Seychelles (1), Spain (2), Sudan (1), United States (5: Hawaii)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (4), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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