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Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy

Arca hindsi was named by Olsson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Anadara (Scapharca) hindsi by Oinomikado (1939); it was recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi by Olsson (1964) and Hendy et al. (2008).

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
1922	Arca hindsi Olsson p. 193 figs. pl. 24, figs. 7-9
1939	Anadara (Scapharca) hindsi Oinomikado p. 628
1964	Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi Olsson p. 28
2008	Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi Hendy et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Arcioni	Gray 1854
order	Arcida	(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamily	Arcoidea	(Lamarck 1809)
family	Arcidae	Lamarck 1809
subfamily	Anadarinae	Reinhart 1935
genus	Anadara	Gray 1847
subgenus	Cunearca	(Dall 1898)
species	hindsi	()

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.

†Anadara (Cunearca) hindsi Olsson 1922

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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:

infaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

limitedf

Created:

2009-09-09 13:17:02

Modified:

2009-09-09 15:17:02

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 Piacenzian or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Venezuela	Anadara hindsi (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Ecuador (Esmeraldas)	Anadara hindsi (60640)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Colombia	Anadara hindsi (131220)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Costa Rica	Arca hindsi (134655)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Costa Rica	Arca hindsi (134660 134678)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Colombia	Anadara hindsi (93725)
Piacenzian	3.6 - 2.588	Costa Rica	Arca hindsi (134652)