Arca Temporal range:
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Internal view of a valve of Arca zebra | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Arcidae |
Genus: |
Arca Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species | |
23 described species |
Arca is a genus of edible saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the Ark Clams. [1]
As is typical for ark clams, species in this genus have a long, straight hinge line. Some species in this genus, such as Arca zebra and Arca noae, have a brown-and-white striped pattern. Arca attach themselves to rock with byssal threads which protrude through a gap on the ventral (open) side.
Species within the genus Arca include: [2]
Arca Temporal range:
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Internal view of a valve of Arca zebra | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Arcidae |
Genus: |
Arca Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species | |
23 described species |
Arca is a genus of edible saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the Ark Clams. [1]
As is typical for ark clams, species in this genus have a long, straight hinge line. Some species in this genus, such as Arca zebra and Arca noae, have a brown-and-white striped pattern. Arca attach themselves to rock with byssal threads which protrude through a gap on the ventral (open) side.
Species within the genus Arca include: [2]