Anadara secernenda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Arcidae |
Genus: | Anadara |
Species: | A. secernenda |
Binomial name | |
Anadara secernenda (E. Lamy, 1907) | |
Synonyms | |
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Anadara secernenda, also known as baughman ark or skewed arkis is a saltwater clam in the family Arcidae, which includes the ark shells. This species is found in the Caribbean Sea and off the shores of Brazil. It was discovered in 1851.
Description
Shells of Anadara secernenda are 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length.
Distribution and habitat
Anadara secernenda is found offshore, to as deep as 91 metres (299 ft).
References
- Abbott, R.T.; Morris, P.A. (1995). A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 10.
- ^ "Anadara baughmani, Baughman's Ark" (PDF). Hertlein. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ "Anadara baughmani — Hertlein". ITIS. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- "NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)". NODC Taxonomy Code Database. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- Turgeon et al. (1998)
- Abbott — 1974 — Description
- Turgeon, D. D.; A. E. Bogan; E. V. Coan; W. K. Emerson; W. G. Lyons; W. Pratt; et al. (1988). American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. Bethesda, Maryland, US: American Fisheries Society. pp. 7, 277. ISBN 0-913235-47-4. ISSN 0097-0638.
- Turgeon, D. D.; J. F. Quinn Jr.; A. E. Bogan; E. V. Coan; F. G. Hochberg; W. G. Lyons; et al. (1998). American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. Bethesda, Maryland, US: American Fisheries Society. p. 526. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Anadara secernenda | |
Anadara baughmani |
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