Kikaiarca Noda 1966 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Parent taxon: Arcidae according to T. Okutaini 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Ambrogia, Anadarinae, Angulararca, Arcinae, Asperarca, Barbatia, Bathyarca, Bentharca, Coraliarca, Fugleria, Karasuarca, Litharcinae, Noetiinae, Palestinarca, Quadrilatera, Rostarca

Subtaxa: Kikaiarca kikaizimana

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kikai Island, Kamikatetsu, reef molluscs (Quaternary of Japan)

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