Arca (Senilia) senilis Linnaeus 1758 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combination: Arca senilis

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Arca (Senilia) according to G. Henriques da Silva 1956

See also Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Angola (1 collection)

• Miocene of Sao Tome and Principe (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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