Alternative combination: Arca (Arca) zebra
Synonyms: Arca (Arca) occidentalis Philippi 1847, Arca occidentalis Philippi 1847
Belongs to Byssoarca according to Swainson 1833
See also Anderson 1929, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Hendy et al. 2008, Hodson et al. 1927, Maury 1917, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Oinomikado 1939, Olsson 1922, Vermeij and Amano 2021 and Woodring 1925
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Arca (Arca) occidentalis miocica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cuba (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (1), Panama (1), United States (2: Florida), Venezuela (3)
• Pliocene of Colombia (3), Costa Rica (1), the Dominican Republic (5), Jamaica (2), Trinidad and Tobago (6), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Haiti (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (6: Florida), Venezuela (2)
Total: 41 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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