Alternative combination: Arca (Anadara) usiacurii
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1929. Marine Miocene and related deposits of North Colombia. Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences 18(4):73-213
Belongs to Anadara (Grandiarca) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Anderson 1929 and Barrios 1960
Sister taxa: Anadara (Grandiarca) chiriquiensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) garitensis, Anadara (Grandiarca) patriarcha, Anadara (Grandiarca) patricia
Type specimen: CAS 4158, a shell. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 306, Usiacuri village [Tuberá Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in the Tubará Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (2 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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