Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador
Belongs to Anadara (Cunearca) according to A. A. Olsson 1964
Sister taxa: Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Cunearca lesueuri, Cunearca scalarina, Cunearca scalaris, Cunearca silverdalensis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Imparilarca hubbardi
Type specimen: USNM 643777, a shell. Its type locality is Cueva de Angostura [Angostura Fm], which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal sandstone/conglomerate in the Angostura Formation of Ecuador.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Cueva de Angostura [Angostura Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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