Arca imbricata

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Arca imbricata
Arca imbricata (mossy ark) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16188362041).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Arca
Species:
A. imbricata
Binomial name
Arca imbricata
Bruguière, 1789 [1]

Arca imbricata, or the mossy ark clam, is a clam in the family Arcidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies, Brazil, and Bermuda. [2]

Description

Arca imbricata grows to about 2 ins (5 cm) in length. The valves have a roughly rectangular shape with a rounded anterior end and a slightly pointed posterior end. They are usually purplish-white in colour, but live specimens are covered in a thin brown protective periostracum. There are some distinct ribs on the posterior end and the margin is smooth. The hinge is long and straight with a number of fine teeth. [3]

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References

  1. Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 7.
  3. Mossy Ark: Born to Shag Retrieved 2011-11-29.