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Anadara (Grandiarca)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Grandiarca Olsson
1983Grandiarca Moore p. A42
2001Anadara (Grandiarca) Todd
2002Grandiarca Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusAnadaraGray 1847
subgenusGrandiarca(Olsson 1961)

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.

Subg. Anadara (Grandiarca) Olsson 1961
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Invalid names: Arca (Anadara) nelsoni Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca (Anadara) toroensis Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca (Scapharca) crescens Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca (Scapharca) imporcata Spieker 1922 [synonym], Arca obesiformis Grzybowski 1899 [synonym], Arca septifera Grzybowski 1899 [synonym], Arca websteri Pilsbry 1910 [synonym]
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: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: SI, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 13:17:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:17:59
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Haiti Arca websteri (106324)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.608Haiti Scapharca chiriquiensis (173458)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Anadara balboae (93038) Anadara balboai (42608 42631 49489 49490)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) Arca septifera, Arca nelsoni, Arca toroensis (59000) Arca septifera, Arca obesiformis, Arca imporcata, Arca crescens, Arca nelsoni, Arca toroensis (58999)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Anadara chiriquiensis (60753)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Colombia Anadara chiriquiensis (131222)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru Arca chiriquiensis (66177 66178)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Anadara chiriquiensis (156752 156753 156845 158214)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Anadara balboai (42611 42612 42614 42620 42623 49493 93042) Anadara chiriquensis (42615) Anadara chiriquiensis (42621)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia Arca chiriquensis (97678)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Haiti Anadara chiriquensis (92454 96508)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela Anadara chiriquensis (96487)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Bolivar) Scapharca chiriquiensis (60687)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Manabi) Anadara chiriquiensis (60754)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Trinidad and Tobago Anadara waringi (96521 96522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Anadara dolaticostata (131199)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Arca patricia (88308)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Anadara chiriquiensis (131219 131220) Arca patricia (88297) Arca patricia, Arca usiacurii (88296)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Anadara sp. (75042)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Anadara sp. (75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Scapharca patricia (58874)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Arca chiriquiensis (133224 133228) Arca patricia (88293) Arca usiacurii (133233)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Atlántico) Arca usiacurii (88309)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Anadara sp. (74965)