Alternative combination: Arca hatchetigbeensis
Belongs to Arca (Arca) according to H. B. Stenzel et al. 1957
See also Palmer and Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Arca (Arca) accra, Arca (Arca) filewiczi, Arca (Arca) givensi, Arca (Arca) gonzalesi, Arca (Arca) hawleyi, Arca (Arca) kelirensis, Arca (Arca) lomasdesamba, Arca (Arca) menengtengana, Arca (Arca) patagonica, Arca (Arca) petropolitana, Arca (Arca) santamariensis, Arca (Arca) sisquocensis, Arca (Arca) subcalcarea, Arca (Arca) suspecta, Arca (Arca) williamsoni, Arca (Arca) yaquensis
Type specimen: PRI 193, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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