Alternative combinations: Anadara transversa, Arca (Scapharca) transversa, Arca transversa
Belongs to Anadara (Larkinia) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also da Silva Forti 1969, Holmes 1860 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, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia santana, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia grandis, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia larkinii, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca satowi, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca pinguescens, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Scapharca eusphaera, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Scapharca (Scapharca), Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca axelolssoni, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca zorritosensis, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca crassissima, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca terhaari, Scapharca cornea, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Cunearca scalarina, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Cunearca scalaris, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Cunearca lesueuri, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Imparilarca hubbardi, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Panama (1), United States (68: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 72 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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