Lamarcka bowdeniana Dall 1898 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combinations: Arca (Arca) bowdeniana, Arca bowdeniana

Belongs to Lamarcka according to G. Vermeij and K. Amano 2021

See also Woodring 1925

Sister taxa: Lamarcka avellana, Lamarcka emiliae, Lamarcka imbricata, Lamarcka mutabilis, Lamarcka sakamizuensis, Lamarcka truncata, Lamarcka uedai, Lamarcka ventricosa, Lamarcka williamsi

Type specimen: USNM 61621, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Jamaica (2 collections)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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