Striarca centenaria Say 1824 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combinations: Arca (Barbatia) centenaria, Arca centenaria

Belongs to Striarca according to L. W. Ward 1992

See also Glenn 1904

Sister taxa: Striarca africana, Striarca compressa, Striarca lamyi, Striarca sculptilis, Striarca umbonata

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (7: Virginia collections)

• Miocene of United States (7: New Jersey, Virginia)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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