Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Order Arcoida Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Pteriomorpha Family Arcidae | |
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Similar Barbatia barbata, Anadara brasiliana, Anadara transversa, Anadara multicostata, Arca tetragona | ||
Anadara diluvii is an extinct species of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae.
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Description
Shells of Anadara diluvii can reach a size of 10–45 millimetres (0.39–1.77 in). 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.
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).
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.
References
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