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Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca granosa was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Indo-West Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) granosa by Oostringh (1931); it was recombined as Anadara granosa by Nomura (1932), Wilson (2002); it was recombined as Arca (Arca) granosa by Oostingh (1935), Skwarko (1994), van den Hoek Ostende et al. (2002); it was recombined as Arca (Anadara) granosa by Martin (1936); it was recombined as Tegillarca granosa by Okutaini (2000); it was recombined as Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa by Hendy (2007).

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

Synonyms
  • Arca cuneata was named by Reeve (1844). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa by Hendy (2007).
  • Anadara oblonga was named by Dunker (1866). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa by Hendy (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Arca granosa Linnaeus
1844Arca cuneata Reeve
1866Anadara oblonga Dunker
1931Arca (Scapharca) granosa Oostringh p. 224
1932Anadara granosa Nomura
1935Arca (Arca) granosa Oostingh p. 133
1936Arca (Anadara) granosa Martin p. 3
1994Arca (Arca) granosa Skwarko p. c13
2000Tegillarca granosa Okutaini p. 855
2002Anadara granosa Wilson p. 36
2002Arca (Arca) granosa van den Hoek Ostende et al. p. 87
2007Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusAnadaraGray 1847
subgenusTegillarca(Iredale 1939)
speciesgranosa(Linnaeus 1758)

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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Invalid names: Anadara oblonga Dunker 1866 [synonym], Arca cuneata Reeve 1844 [synonym]
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: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:20:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:20:13
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Anadara granosa (72084 76573)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Pakistan Anadara granosa (55397)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Papua New Guinea Arca granosa (78303)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Arca granosa (70098 71661)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Arca granosa (70097 84520 84523 84533 84534)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Arca granosa (78263)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Borneo) Arca granosa (41611)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Philippines (Tayabas) Anadara granosa (41523)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Pakistan Anadara granosa (55399 55400)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Taiwan Anadara granosa (96272)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Pakistan Anadara granosa (55401)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Arca granosa (96943 96944 97961)