Calloarca (Taeniarca) cachla Olsson 1964 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador

Belongs to Calloarca (Taeniarca) according to Olsson 1964

Sister taxa: Calloarca (Taeniarca) alternata, Calloarca (Taeniarca) leonensis, Calloarca (Taeniarca) phalacra, Calloarca (Taeniarca) taeniata

Type specimen: USNM 643853, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Ecuador (2 collections), Panama (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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