Belongs to Arca (Cunearca) according to F. M. Anderson 1929
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 (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca (Scapharca), Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca crashleyi, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca cornea, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca eusphaera, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca terhaari, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca zorritosensis, Scapharca axelolssoni, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca crassissima, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca satowi, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Cunearca scalarina, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Cunearca silverdalensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Cunearca lesueuri, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia larkinii, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia santana, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Comadre, which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in Costa Rica
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arca (Cunearca) cacica in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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