Anadara diluvii

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Anadara diluvii
Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent
Fossil valve of Anadara diluvii from Pliocene of Italy
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A. diluvii
Binomial name
Anadara diluvii
(Lamarck, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Arca diluvii Lamarck, 1805 †

Anadara diluvii is an extinct species of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. [1]

Fossil shell

Description

Shells of Anadara diluvii can reach a size of 10–45 millimetres (0.39–1.77 in).[2] The two valves are symmetrical to each other, but the sides are asymmetrical. The shell have about 30-35 ribs. The inner edge is strongly serrated. [3]

Fossil records

This species is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene period to the Quaternary period (age range: 23.03 to 0.012 million years ago). [4]

Distribution

Fossils have been found in the Quaternary of Spain. In the Pliocene of Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain, in the Miocene of Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and in the Oligocene of Austria and Hungary. [4]

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External links

  • "Anadara". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • NCBI
  • PESI
  • Discover life