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Anadara (Anadara) tambacana

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca tambacana was named by Martin (1883) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Pliocene; Indonesia, Pakistan.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arca (Arca) tambacana by Oostingh (1935); it was recombined as Anadara (Anadara) tambacana by Skwarko (1994), van den Hoek Ostende et al. (2002).

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. dilovii, 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. makiyamai, 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
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by A. Hendy on 2007-05-06; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Arca tambacana Martin p. 244 figs. pl. 12, fig. 249
1928Arca tambacana Vredenburg p. 411
1935Arca (Arca) tambacana Oostingh p. 135
1994Anadara (Anadara) tambacana Skwarko p. d5
2002Anadara (Anadara) tambacana van den Hoek Ostende et al. p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusAnadaraGray 1847
subgenusAnadaraGray 1847
speciestambacana(Martin 1883)

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: 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: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan Arca tambacana (77134)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Anadara tambacana (71926)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Anadara tambacana (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Pakistan Anadara tambacana (55398 55399)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Anadara tambacana (72092 72094 72096 72097 72098 72099 72100)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Anadara tambacana (70079)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Philippines (Panay) Anadara tambacana (41664)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Anadara tambacana (41651)