Eonavicula Arkell 1929 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative spelling: Arca (Eonavicula)

Parent taxon: Arcinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Kanjilal 1980 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acar, Arca, Calloarca, Destacar, Epitrisis, Lamarcka, Mimarcaria, Miratacar, Nipponarca, Opularca, Plagiarca, Thronacar, Trisidos

Subtaxa: Arca (Eonavicula) bisulcata Arca (Eonavicula) bogaerti Arca (Eonavicula) fracta Arca (Eonavicula) trisulcata Eonavicula gibbosa Eonavicula minuta

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), the Congo-Brazzaville (2), Denmark (1), Germany (1), India (1), Japan (3), Jordan (1), Kazakhstan (1), Lebanon (1), Libya (1), Mozambique (1), Poland (5), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (7: Alabama, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas)

• Jurassic of France (26), Germany (6), India (9), Iran (2), Jordan (1), Kenya (2), Portugal (1), Romania (1), Tanzania (2), Tunisia (8), the United Kingdom (9)

• Triassic of Peru (1)

Total: 97 collections including 107 occurrences

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