''Tegillarca'' is a
genus
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of
molluscs
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
of the
family
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Arcidae, the
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. Generally less than 80 mm long, ark clams vary both in shape and size. They number about 200 species worldwide.
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Species
Species of this genus include:
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Tegillarca addita
''Tegillarca'' is a genus of molluscs of the family Arcidae, the Ark clams.
Species
Species of this genus include:
* '' Tegillarca addita'' (Iredale, 1939)
* '' Tegillarca aequilatera'' (Dunker, 1868)
* '' Tegillarca bicors'' (Jonas in Philipp ...
''
(Iredale, 1939)
* ''
Tegillarca aequilatera''
(Dunker, 1868)
* ''
Tegillarca bicors''
(Jonas in Philippi, 1845)
* ''
Tegillarca disessa''
(Iredale, 1939)
* ''
Tegillarca granosa
''Tegillarca granosa'' (also known as ''Anadara granosa'') is a species of ark clam known as the blood cockle or blood clam due to the red haemoglobin liquid inside the soft tissues. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region from the easter ...
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(Linnaeus
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, 1758
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January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
* ''
Tegillarca nodifera
''Tegillarca'' is a genus of molluscs of the family Arcidae, the Ark clams.
Species
Species of this genus include:
* '' Tegillarca addita'' (Iredale, 1939)
* '' Tegillarca aequilatera'' (Dunker, 1868)
* '' Tegillarca bicors'' (Jonas in Philip ...
''
(E. von Martens, 1860)
* ''
Tegillarca rhombea
''Tegillarca'' is a genus of molluscs of the family Arcidae, the Ark clams.
Species
Species of this genus include:
* '' Tegillarca addita'' (Iredale, 1939)
* '' Tegillarca aequilatera'' (Dunker, 1868)
* '' Tegillarca bicors'' (Jonas in Philip ...
''
(Born, 1778)
* ''
Tegillarca zanzibarensis
''Tegillarca'' is a genus of molluscs of the family Arcidae, the Ark clams.
Species
Species of this genus include:
* '' Tegillarca addita'' (Iredale, 1939)
* '' Tegillarca aequilatera'' (Dunker, 1868)
* '' Tegillarca bicors'' (Jonas in Phili ...
''
(Nyst, 1848)
References
External links
Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. (1852); Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 (+2) pp. (1853). HafniaeIredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929. 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7
Bivalve genera
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