Alternative combinations: Anadara brasiliana, Arca brasiliana
Belongs to Anadara (Cunearca) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also da Silva Forti 1969 and Richards 1962
Sister taxa: Anadara (Anadara), Anadara (Lunarca), Anadara (Mabellarca), Anadara (Rasia), Anadara (Tegillarca), Anadara aequatorialis, Anadara aequicostata, Anadara baughmani, Anadara callicestosa, Anadara campsa, Anadara concinna, Anadara congesta, Anadara craticulata, Anadara crebricostata, Anadara cretacea, Anadara dasia, Anadara daviesi, Anadara fichteli, Anadara firmata, Anadara formosa, Anadara garoensis, Anadara gourae, Anadara guayubinica, Anadara halidonata, Anadara hermidermos, Anadara jacksoni, Anadara kroensis, Anadara macneili, Anadara magnoliana, Anadara molengraaffii, Anadara montereyana, Anadara mummi, Anadara nugax, Anadara nux, Anadara obesa, Anadara obliquidens, Anadara osmonti, Anadara panensis, Anadara perlabiata, Anadara preangerensis, Anadara prephina, Anadara protracta, Anadara quilonensis, Anadara reinharti, Anadara riogurabonica, Anadara suboblonga, Anadara trilineata, Anadara tuberculosa, Anadara uropigimelana, Anadara woodringi, Arca (Anadara) heterosculpta, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Scapharca crassissima, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Scapharca satowi, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca terhaari, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca (Scapharca), Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca eusphaera, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca cornea, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Scapharca axelolssoni, Scapharca zorritosensis, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Cunearca lesueuri, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Cunearca scalarina, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia grandis, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia multicostata, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia santana, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (5 collections), Colombia (1), United States (14: Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (3)
• Miocene of Brazil (5), Venezuela (1)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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