Arca is a genus of edible saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the Ark Clams. Ruǎn Jīnshān; Li Xiùzhū; Lín Kèbīng; Luō Dōnglián; Zhōu Chén; Cài Qīnghǎi (阮金山;李秀珠;林克冰;罗冬莲;周宸;蔡清海), 安海湾南岸滩涂养殖贝类死亡原因调查分析 (Analysis of the causes of death of farmed shellfish on the mudflats in the southern part of Anhai Bay), 《福建水产》 (Fujian Aquaculture), 2005-04
Description 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 Species within the genus Arca include:
Arca acuminata Krauss, 1848 Arca angulata King & Broderip, 1832 Arca avellana Lamarck, 1819 - hazelnut ark Arca boucardi Jousseaume, 1894 - Kobelt's ark Arca bouvieri Fischer, 1874 Arca despecta Fischer, 1876 Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789 - mossy ark Arca kauaia (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) Arca koumaci Lutaenko & Maestrati, 2007 Arca maculata Sowerby Arca mauia Arca mutabilis (Sowerby I, 1833) - changeable ark Arca navicularis Bruguière, 1789 - Indo-pacific ark Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758 - Noah's ark Arca ocellata Reeve, 1844 Arca pacifica (Sowerby I, 1833) - Panamic turkey wing Arca patriarchalis Röding, 1798 Arca reticulata Gmelin, 1791 Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 - four-sided ark Arca truncata Sowerby Arca turbatrix Oliver & Cosel, 1993 Arca ventricosa Lamarck, 1819 - ventricose ark Arca volucris Reeve, 1844 Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833) - Atlantic turkey wing
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