Alternative combination: Anadara telemba
Belongs to Anadara (Cunearca) according to M. C. Perrilliat 1992
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) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Scapharca terhaari, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca cornea, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca (Scapharca), Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca eusphaera, Scapharca zorritosensis, Scapharca rustica, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca axelolssoni, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca crassissima, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca satowi, Larkinia multicostata, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia camuloensis, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia grandis, Larkinia santana, Cunearca scalarina, Cunearca scalaris, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Cunearca lesueuri, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Imparilarca hubbardi
Type specimen: USNM 643799, a shell. Its type locality is Telembi [Angostura Fm], which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal sandstone/conglomerate in the Angostura Formation of Ecuador.
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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