Lunarca melanoderma Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 (ark)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combination: Arca (Barbatia) melanoderma

Belongs to Lunarca according to P. W. Reinhart 1943

Sister taxa: Anadara (Lunarca) kachharai, Lunarca arthurpennelli, Lunarca billingsiana, Lunarca bolivarensis, Lunarca brevifrons, Lunarca brightonensis, Lunarca colombiana, Lunarca costata, Lunarca ovalis, Lunarca pennelli, Lunarca proletaria, Lunarca vespertina, Scapharca (Argina) tolepia, Argina raddii, Argina puntabravoensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lunarca melanoderma in the database

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