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Anadara (Grandiarca) grandis colombiensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Scapharca grandis colombiensis was named by Weisbord (1929). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) grandis colombiensis by Barrios (1960); it was recombined as Anadara (Grandiarca) grandis colombiensis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. abdita, A. actinophora, A. aequalis, A. agnastha, A. alargada, A. amicula, A. andoi, A. aquitanica, A. australis, A. burnesi, A. cardiiformis, A. castellata, A. catasarca, A. chichibuensis, A. chilensis, A. cistula, A. clathrata, A. cornea, A. craticulata, A. cumanensis, A. dameyi, A. darwini, A. delandensis, A. diluvii, A. egleri, A. fichteli, A. fichtelii, A. fitcheli, A. globulosa, A. guembeli, A. gunteri, A. halidonata, A. hopkinsi, A. hypomela, A. hypomela, A. improcera, A. inflata, A. interclathrata, A. kroensis, A. larkini, A. latidentata, A. lienosa, A. lineolata, A. makiyamai, A. megerata, A. microtera, A. multiformis, A. natalensis, A. ninohensis, A. oceanica, A. ogawai, A. opthanta, A. pangkaensis, A. pectinata, A. peethensis, A. perplura, A. philippiana, A. rectangularis, A. rubisiniana, A. scapha, A. sculptilis, A. sedanensis, A. setoensis, A. strebla, A. strebla, A. submultiformis, A. subrostrata, A. taiwanica, A. tarponensis, A. tazawensis, A. thalia, A. theobaldi, A. topangensis, A. topangensis, A. transversa, A. trapezia, A. tricenicosta, A. trilineata, A. turonica, A. vaughani, A. verbeeki, A. waltonia, A. watanabei, A. wendti, A. wordeni, A. amicula, A. arata, A. burnesi, A. dariensis, A. diluvi, A. ermanensis, A. fontinalis, A. improcera, A. korfiensis, A. luzonica, A. ninohensis, A. pectinata, A. petersburgensis, A. tectumcolumbae, A. tsudai, A. turoniensis, A. verbeeki, A. watanabei, A. aequlitas, A. mompiche, A. guajiraensis, A. chavezi, A. eumeces, A. filicata, A. guajiraensis, A. megerata, A. microtera, A. balboae, A. balboai, A. chiriquensis, A. chiriquensis, A. chiriquiensis, A. dolaticostata, A. waringi, A. daitokudoensis, A. kakehataensis, A. kogachiensis, A. caboblanquensis, A. mareana, A. chavezi, A. cumanensis, A. filicata, A. actinophora, A. dariensis, A. haidonata, A. halidonta, A. pennelli, A. perplana, A. bonneti, A. castellata, A. egleri, A. guajirensis, A. ommaensis, A. placata, A. sanctidavidis, A. setoensis, A. subcrenata, A. suzukii, A. veatchi, A. pseudoantiquata, A. tectumcolumbae, A. veatchi, A. veatchi, Arca aresta, Arca fennemai, Arca girondica, Arca gunteri, Arca idonea, Arca idonea, Arca improcera, Arca junghuhni, Arca metastrebla, Arca montensis, Arca propearesta, Arca scapha, Arca subtijidamarensis, Arca toroensis, Arca toroensis, Arca uropygmelana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Scapharca grandis colombiensis Weisbord p. 5 figs. pl. 1, fig. 1
1960Arca (Scapharca) grandis colombiensis Barrios p. 232
2008Anadara (Grandiarca) grandis colombiensis Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusAnadaraGray 1847
subgenusGrandiarca(Reinhart 1935)
speciesgrandis(Broderip and Sowerby 1829)
subspeciescolombiensis(Weisbord 1929)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:17:51
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:17:51
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Bolivar) Scapharca grandis (60685)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Atlantico) Scapharca grandis (60678 60683)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela Anadara grandis (96482)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia Anadara grandis (96502)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Anadara grandis (96500 96501) Arca grandis (97682)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela Anadara grandis (96471)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Jamaica Anadara grandis (96444)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Arca grandis (97686 97687 133227)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Venezuela Anadara grandis (96485)