Alternative combination: Arca patagonica
Belongs to Arca (Arca) according to D. Frassinetti and V. Covacevich 1999
See also Parodiz 1996
Sister taxa: Arca (Arca) accra, Arca (Arca) filewiczi, Arca (Arca) givensi, Arca (Arca) gonzalesi, Arca (Arca) hatchetigbeensis, Arca (Arca) hawleyi, Arca (Arca) kelirensis, Arca (Arca) lomasdesamba, Arca (Arca) menengtengana, Arca (Arca) petropolitana, Arca (Arca) santamariensis, Arca (Arca) sisquocensis, Arca (Arca) subcalcarea, Arca (Arca) suspecta, Arca (Arca) williamsoni, Arca (Arca) yaquensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections), Chile (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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