| Larkinia grandis | |
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| A view of valves of Larkinia grandis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Arcidae |
| Genus: | Larkinia |
| Species: | L. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Larkinia grandis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Larkinia grandis is a genus of saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the ark clams.
Shell of Larkinia grandis can reach a diameter of about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) and a height of about 9.6 centimetres (3.8 in). These shells are white, with 26 ribs and a dark, smooth periostracum. [2]
This species is present in the North Pacific Ocean (Mexico, El Salvador, Peru, Gulf of California). [3]
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