Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Full reference: H. A. Pilsbry and A.A. Olsson. 1941. A Pliocene fauna from Western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 93:1-79

Belongs to Arca (Scapharca) according to H. A. Pilsbry and A.A. Olsson 1941

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, Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis, Arca (Cunearca) esmeralda, Cunearca scalaris, Anadara (Cunearca) rhombea, Scapharca (Cunearca) vanderhoofi, Anadara (Cunearca) corcupidonis, Arca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Scapharca (Cunearca) hamelini, Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista, Anadara (Cunearca) inutilis, Scapharca (Cunearca) cumanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) caimitaca, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi, Anadara (Cunearca) chemnitzioides, Cunearca silverdalensis, Anadara (Cunearca) boggsi, Scapharca (Cunearca) rivulata, Anadara (Cunearca) hispaniolana, Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi, Cunearca scalarina, Anadara (Cunearca) zorritensis, Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea, Arca (Cunearca) cacica, Cunearca lesueuri, Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli, Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, Anadara (Cunearca) telemba, Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, Anadara (Cunearca) melita, Anadara (Cunearca) lloydi, Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Anadara (Cunearca) cacica, Anadara (Cunearca) bifrons, Imparilarca hubbardi, Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi, Anadara (Tosarca) tosaensis, Anadara (Tosarca) columba, Anadara (Tosarca) campta, Scapharca zorritosensis, Arca (Scapharca) wheeleri, Scapharca broughtoni, Arca (Scapharca) aguadica, Anadara (Scapharca) cepoides, Arca (Scapharca) collazica, Scapharca cornea, Anadara (Scapharca) labiosa, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Scapharca pertenuicosta, Scapharca vanwinkleae, Scapharca tjilanangensis, Arca (Scapharca) ecuadoriana, Arca (Scapharca) weeksi, Scapharca chemnitzii, Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis, Scapharca meroensis, Scapharca sedanensis, Scapharca rustica, Scapharca crassissima, Scapharca crashleyi, Scapharca terhaari, Scapharca (Scapharca), Arca (Scapharca) sansebastiana, Anadara (Scapharca) spiekeri, Scapharca pinguescens, Scapharca axelolssoni, Scapharca eusphaera, Anadara (Scapharca) aviculaeformis, Scapharca satowi, Anadara (Potiarca) saladillaensis, Potiarca bonplandiana, Anadara (Sectiarca) marksi, Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni, Anadara (Sectiarca) riogurabonica, Anadara (Sectiarca) margaretae, Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana, Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) usiacurii, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia, Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi, Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, Larkinia santana, Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Larkinia camuloensis, Larkinia grandis, Larkinia multicostata, Larkinia larkinii, Arca (Senilia) senilis, Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae, Anadara (Caloosarca) rustica, Anadara (Caloosarca) biangulata, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequalitas, Anadara (Caloosarca) mompicha, Anadara (Caloosarca) crassicosta, Anadara (Caloosarca) notoflorida

Type specimen: Its type locality is Zone J - Canoa Formation, which is in a Piacenzian/Gelasian coastal sandstone/claystone in the Canoa Formation of Ecuador

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Zone J - Canoa Formation

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