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 (Cunearca) 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, 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 meroensis, 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) 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 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:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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