Alternative combinations: Arca (Scapharca) arthupennelli, Scapharca arthurpennelli
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
Belongs to Lunarca according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Barrios 1960 and Maury 1917
Sister taxa: Anadara (Lunarca) kachharai, Lunarca billingsiana, Lunarca bolivarensis, Lunarca brevifrons, Lunarca brightonensis, Lunarca colombiana, Lunarca costata, Lunarca melanoderma, Lunarca ovalis, Lunarca pennelli, Lunarca proletaria, Lunarca vespertina, Scapharca (Argina) tolepia, Argina puntabravoensis, Argina raddii
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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