Alternative combination: Arca (Anadara) usiacurii
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1929. Marine Miocene and related deposits of North Colombia. Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences 18(4):73-213
Belongs to Anadara (Grandiarca) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Anderson 1929 and Barrios 1960
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 (Cunearca) buenavista, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Cunearca scalarina, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Cunearca silverdalensis, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Cunearca lesueuri, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca terhaari, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca crassissima, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Scapharca axelolssoni, Scapharca eusphaera, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca cornea, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca broughtoni, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca satowi, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca meroensis, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca zorritosensis, Scapharca (Scapharca), Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca chemnitzii, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia santana, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia multicostata, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) columba
Type specimen: CAS 4158, a shell. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 306, Usiacuri village [Tuberá Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in the Tubará Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (2 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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