Alternative combinations: Arca (Scapharca) hispaniolana, Scapharca hispaniolana
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 Anderson 1929 and 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 (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Cunearca lesueuri, Cunearca scalarina, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Cunearca silverdalensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Imparilarca hubbardi, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Larkinia santana, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia camuloensis, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia multicostata, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca cornea, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca chemnitzii, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca axelolssoni, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca (Scapharca), Scapharca zorritosensis, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Scapharca crassissima, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca eusphaera, Scapharca satowi, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca terhaari, Arca (Scapharca) collazica
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (2 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Peru (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Haiti (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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