Alternative combinations: Arca (Scapharca) henekeni, Scapharca henekeni
Synonym: Arca (Scapharca) sobrina Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
Belongs to Anadara (Sectiarca) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Maury 1917, Olsson 1922, Olsson 1964 and Schoellhamer et al. 1981
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, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Cunearca scalarina, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Cunearca lesueuri, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Scapharca terhaari, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Scapharca cornea, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca satowi, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca crassissima, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca axelolssoni, Scapharca zorritosensis, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Scapharca pinguescens, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Scapharca eusphaera, Scapharca (Scapharca), Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia santana, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia camuloensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Ecuador (2), Panama (1)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), the Dominican Republic (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Haiti (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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