Alternative combination: Scapharca riocanensis
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
Belongs to Anadara (Cunearca) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Maury 1917
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 (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Cunearca scalarina, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Cunearca silverdalensis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Cunearca lesueuri, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia larkinii, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia camuloensis, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia grandis, Larkinia santana, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca cornea, Scapharca (Scapharca), Scapharca satowi, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca crassissima, Scapharca axelolssoni, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca eusphaera, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca pinguescens, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca crashleyi, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca broughtoni, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Scapharca terhaari, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca zorritosensis, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Potiarca bonplandiana
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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