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Anadara (Tosarca) columba

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca colomba was named by Olsson (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is USNM 643771, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arca (Diluvarca) colomba by Olsson (1932); it was recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) colomba by Olsson (1964) and Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Anadara (Tosarca) colomba by Woodring (1973); it was recombined as Anadara (Tosarca) columba by Perrilliat (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Arca (Diluvarca) colomba Olsson p. 67 figs. pl. 1, figs. 2, 6
1932Arca colomba Olsson p. 67 figs. pl. 1, figs. 2, 6
1964Anadara (Diluvarca) colomba Olsson
1973Anadara (Tosarca) colomba Woodring
1992Anadara (Tosarca) columba Perrilliat p. 7

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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
subgenusTosarcaNoda 1965
speciescolumba()

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
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