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Taxonomy
Arca formosa was named by Sowerby (1833). It is extant.
It was recombined as Arca (Arca) formosa by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Anadara (Anadara) formosa by Reinhart (1943); it was recombined as Anadara (Rasia) formosa by Woodring (1973); it was recombined as Anadara formosa by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
It was recombined as Arca (Arca) formosa by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Anadara (Anadara) formosa by Reinhart (1943); it was recombined as Anadara (Rasia) formosa by Woodring (1973); it was recombined as Anadara formosa by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. burnesi, A. chilensis, A. clathrata, A. dameyi, A. delandensis, A. hypomela, A. improcera, A. larkini, A. natalensis, A. philippiana, A. rectangularis, A. setoensis, A. tarponensis, A. turoniensis, A. watanabei, A. microtera, A. kogachiensis, A. chavezi, A. guajirensis, A. suzukii, A. tectumcolumbae, Arca montensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1833 | Arca formosa Sowerby p. 20 |
| 1931 | Arca (Arca) formosa Grant, IV and Gale p. 141 |
| 1943 | Anadara (Anadara) formosa Reinhart p. 62 figs. PI. 15, figs. 4-6 |
| 1973 | Anadara (Rasia) formosa Woodring p. 499 |
| 2012 | Anadara formosa Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 175 |
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Anadara formosa Sowerby 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available