''Anadara'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

saltwater Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride). On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish water, ...

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...

ark clam Ark clam is the common name for a family of small to large-sized saltwater clams or marine bivalve molluscs in the family Arcidae. Ark clams vary both in shape and size. They number about 200 species worldwide. The shells of ark clams are often ...

s, in the

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Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the

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period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million years ago). These fossils have been found all over the world.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Anadara'': * '' Anadara adamsi'' * '' Anadara aequatorialis'' * '' Anadara aethiopica'' * '' Anadara aliena'' * '' Anadara ambigua'' * '' Anadara amicula'' * '' Anadara angicostata'' * '' Anadara antiquata'' (

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) * '' Anadara auriculata''

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* '' Anadara axelolssoni'' * '' Anadara bataviensis'' * '' Anadara biangulata'' * '' Anadara bifrons'' * '' Anadara bonplandiana'' * '' Anadara brasiliana'' (

, 1819) - incongruous ark * '' Anadara broughtonii'' ( Schrenck, 1867) * '' Anadara camerunensis'' * '' Anadara cepoides'' * ''

Anadara chemnitzii ''Anadara chemnitzii'', common name Chemnitz's ark clam, is a saltwater clam in the family Arcidae, the ark shells. This species is found in the Caribbean Sea, from Texas to the West Indies and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially t ...

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, 1851) - Chemnitz ark, triangular ark * '' Anadara cistula'' * '' Anadara compacta'' * '' Anadara concinna'' (Sowerby, 1833) * ''

Anadara consociata ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara corbuloides'' * '' Anadara cornea'' * ''

Anadara corrugata ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara crassicostata'' * ''

Anadara craticulata ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

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Anadara crebricostata ''Anadara'' is a genus of seawater, saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family (biology), family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range ...

'' * '' Anadara cymbaeformis'' * † ''

Anadara diluvii ''Anadara diluvii'' is an extinct species of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. Description Shells of ''Anadara diluvii'' can reach a size of . The two valves are symmetrical to each other, but the sides are asymmetrical. Th ...

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, 1805) * '' Anadara disparilis'' * '' Anadara eborensis'' * ''

Anadara ehrenbergi ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara emarginata'' * '' Anadara esmeralda'' * '' Anadara ferruginea'' * '' Anadara formosa'' * ''

Anadara fultoni ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara geissei'' * '' Anadara gibbosa'' * '' Anadara globosa'' * ''

Anadara guangdongensis ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

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Anadara gubernaculum ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara hankeyana'' * '' Anadara hemidesmos'' * '' Anadara hyphalopilema'' * '' Anadara inaequivalvis'' * '' Anadara indica'' * ''

Anadara jousseaumei ''Anadara'' is a genus of seawater, saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family (biology), family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range ...

'' * '' Anadara jurata'' * '' Anadara kagoshimensis'' * ''

Anadara kikaizimana ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara labiosa'' * '' Anadara lienosa'' ( Say, 1832) * '' Anadara lirata'' * '' Anadara livingstonei'' * '' Anadara mazatlanica'' * '' Anadara muii'' * '' Anadara natalensis'' * '' Anadara notabilis'' ( Röding, 1798) - eared ark * ''

Anadara nugax ''Anadara'' is a genus of seawater, saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family (biology), family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range ...

'' * '' Anadara nux'' (Sowerby, 1833) * '' Anadara obesa'' * '' Anadara occlusa'' * ''

Anadara oceanica ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara passa'' * ''

Anadara perlabiata ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million year ...

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Anadara pilula ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara pumila'' * ''

Anadara pygmaea ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

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Anadara reinharti ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

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Anadara rhomboidalis ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara rotundicostata'' * '' Anadara rufescens'' * '' Anadara rugifera'' * '' Anadara sabinae'' * '' Anadara satowi'' (Dunker, 1882) * '' Anadara secernenda'' - Baughman ark, skewed ark * '' Anadara secticostata'' Reeve, 1844 * ''

Anadara senegalensis ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara setigericosta'' * '' Anadara similis'' - ark cockle or mangrove cockle''Anadara similis''
World Register of Marine Species, 2012-07-12. * ''

Anadara speciosa ''Anadara'' is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million yea ...

'' * '' Anadara subglobosa'' * '' Anadara subgranosa'' * '' Anadara subrubra'' * '' Anadara tosaensis'' * '' Anadara transversa'' ( Say, 1822) - transverse ark * '' Anadara trapezia'' (

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, 1839) * '' Anadara tricenicosta'' * ''

Anadara troscheli ''Anadara'' is a genus of seawater, saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family (biology), family Arcidae. It is also called ''Scapharca''. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range ...

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Anadara tuberculosa ''Anadara tuberculosa'' is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Arcidae. The species is found in the Americas, with its distribution ranging from Mexico to Peru. It lives in mangrove roots and has the common name mangrove cockle. Ref ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) - pustulose ark * '' Anadara uropigimelana'' * '' Anadara valentichscotti'' * '' Anadara vellicata'' Anadara satowi

References

External links

* * Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Bivalve genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Arcidae-stub