Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

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

Belongs to Anadara (Sectiarca) according to A. A. Olsson 1964

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, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Cunearca scalaris, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Cunearca scalarina, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Cunearca lesueuri, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Imparilarca hubbardi, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca satowi, Scapharca axelolssoni, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca crassissima, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Scapharca pinguescens, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca sedanensis, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca zorritosensis, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Scapharca terhaari, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Scapharca (Scapharca), Scapharca cornea, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca eusphaera, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca broughtoni, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia santana, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia camuloensis, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Potiarca bonplandiana

Type specimen: USNM 644079, a shell. Its type locality is Mompiche [Santiago facies], which is in a Miocene marginal marine sandstone/sandstone in Ecuador.

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mompiche [Santiago facies]

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.