Alternative combination: Arca lakei
Full reference: L. W. Wiedey. 1928. Notes on the Vaqueros and Temblor formations of the California Miocene with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 5(10):95-182
Belongs to Anadara (Anadara) according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Reinhart 1943 and Wiedey 1928
Sister taxa: Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Anadara (Anadara) biformis, Anadara (Anadara) campyla, Anadara (Anadara) carrizoensis, Anadara (Anadara) devincta, Anadara (Anadara) dichotoma, Anadara (Anadara) hokkaidoensis, Anadara (Anadara) lirata, Anadara (Anadara) luangmualensis, Anadara (Anadara) mangkalihatensis, Anadara (Anadara) mediaimpressa, Anadara (Anadara) microdonta, Anadara (Anadara) olssoni, Anadara (Anadara) strongi, Anadara (Anadara) submontereyana, Anadara (Anadara) tambacana, Anadara (Anadara) teschi, Anadara (Anadara) thauma, Anadara (Anadara) topangaensis, Anadara (Anadara) trapezia, Anadara (Anadara) trapezoida, Anadara (Anadara) zotlangensis
Type specimen: SDSNH 19, a valve. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 432, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Temblor Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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