Alternative combination: Arca aequicostata
Belongs to Anadara according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Anadara (Anadara), Anadara (Lunarca), Anadara (Mabellarca), Anadara (Rasia), Anadara (Tegillarca), Anadara aequatorialis, 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 (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Cunearca lesueuri, Cunearca scalaris, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Cunearca scalarina, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Imparilarca hubbardi, Scapharca chemnitzii, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Scapharca broughtoni, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca terhaari, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca (Scapharca), Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca crassissima, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Arca (Scapharca) hopkinsi, Scapharca cornea, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Scapharca satowi, Scapharca axelolssoni, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca pinguescens, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca eusphaera, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Scapharca zorritosensis, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Larkinia larkinii, Larkinia santana, Larkinia multicostata, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia grandis, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (3: North Carolina)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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