Alternative combinations: Anadara (Grandiarca) grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) grandis, Anadara grandis, Arca (Arca) grandis, Arca (Scapharca) grandis, Arca grandis, Grandiarca grandis, Scapharca grandis
Synonym: Arca quadrilatera Sowerby 1833
Belongs to Larkinia according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Barrios 1960, DeVries 1988, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Keen 1971, Moore 1983, Olsson 1928, Reinhart 1943 and Weisbord 1929
Sister taxa: Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia santana
Subtaxa: Anadara (Grandiarca) grandis colombiensis Arca grandis waringi
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (2 collections), Peru (4)
• Pliocene of Colombia (4), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of Colombia (11), Jamaica (1), Venezuela (8)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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