Barbatia candida

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Barbatia candida
White-Bearded Ark Clam (11357881526).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Barbatia
Species:
B. candida
Binomial name
Barbatia candida
(Helbling, 1771)

Barbatia candida, or the White-bearded 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 Texas, including the West Indies. [1]

Note: WORMS does not accept this classification. The new classification is Cucullaerca candida (Hebling, 1779)

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 8.