Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1931. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(63)
Belongs to Scapharca according to A. A. Olsson 1931
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, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Larkinia larkinii, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Larkinia santana, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia camuloensis, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Scapharca satowi, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca terhaari, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca crassissima, Scapharca (Scapharca), Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca crashleyi, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca cornea, Scapharca sedanensis, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca zorritosensis, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Scapharca eusphaera, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca axelolssoni, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Cunearca lesueuri, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Cunearca scalarina, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Imparilarca hubbardi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Basal Heath or Caleto Mero Shales, which is in an Oligocene shoreface sandstone/shale in the Heath Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Ecuador (1 collection), Peru (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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