Alternative combinations: Arca (Senilia) chiriquiensis, Arca chiriquiensis, Scapharca (Scapharca) chiriquiensis, Scapharca chiriquiensis
Synonyms: Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis toroensis Spieker 1922, Arca (Anadara) nelsoni Spieker 1922, Arca (Anadara) toroensis Spieker 1922, Arca (Scapharca) crescens Spieker 1922, Arca (Scapharca) imporcata Spieker 1922, Arca (Senilia) chiriquiensis toroensis Spieker 1922, Arca obesiformis Grzybowski 1899, Arca septifera Grzybowski 1899, Arca websteri Pilsbry 1910
Belongs to Anadara (Grandiarca) according to W. P. Woodring 1973
See also Barrios 1960, Maury 1917, Olsson 1932 and Olsson 1964
Sister taxa: Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii
Subtaxa: Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis anguillana Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis bolivari
Type specimens:
- Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis: ANSP 2724, a shell
- Arca (Anadara) nelsoni:
- Arca (Anadara) toroensis:
- Arca (Scapharca) crescens:
- Arca (Scapharca) imporcata:
- Arca obesiformis:
- Arca septifera:
- Arca websteri: A.N.S.P. No 1,312, a shell. Its type locality is Between Las Caobas and Hinche, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Haiti.
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (2 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (8), Ecuador (2), Panama (1), Peru (4)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Haiti (1)
• Oligocene of Haiti (1)
Total: 19 collections including 26 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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