Alternative combination: Arca yaquensis
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
Belongs to Arca (Arca) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Maury 1917 and Woodring 1925
Sister taxa: Arca (Arca) accra, Arca (Arca) filewiczi, Arca (Arca) givensi, Arca (Arca) gonzalesi, Arca (Arca) hatchetigbeensis, Arca (Arca) hawleyi, Arca (Arca) kelirensis, Arca (Arca) lomasdesamba, Arca (Arca) menengtengana, Arca (Arca) patagonica, Arca (Arca) petropolitana, Arca (Arca) santamariensis, Arca (Arca) sisquocensis, Arca (Arca) subcalcarea, Arca (Arca) suspecta, Arca (Arca) williamsoni
Subtaxa: Arca (Arca) yaquensis berryi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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