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, Arca turonica
Type specimen: USNM 644094, a shell. Its type locality is Punta Gorda [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ecuador (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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