Arca (Arca) suspecta Olsson 1964 (ark)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

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

Belongs to Arca (Arca) according to A. A. Olsson 1964

Sister taxa: Arca (Arca) accra, Arca (Arca) filewiczi, Arca (Arca) givensi, Arca (Arca) gonzalesi, Arca (Arca) hatchetigbeensis, 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) williamsoni, Arca (Arca) yaquensis

Type specimen: USNM 644094, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Ecuador (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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