Alternative combination: Arca (Diluvarca) spiekeri
Belongs to Anadara (Scapharca) according to P. Jung 1965
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 (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia santana, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia multicostata, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Cunearca lesueuri, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Cunearca scalarina, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Cunearca silverdalensis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca (Scapharca), Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca satowi, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Scapharca cornea, Scapharca terhaari, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca eusphaera, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca axelolssoni, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca pinguescens, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca zorritosensis, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Scapharca crassissima, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca broughtoni, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Potiarca bonplandiana
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Peru (2 collections), Venezuela (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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