''Arca'' is a genus of saltwater
clams in the family
Arcidae, the ark clams.
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:
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Arca acuminata ARCA or Arca may refer to:
Companies
* Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH, the German film production company of Gero Wecker
* Arca Fondi SGR, Italian asset management company
* Arca South, an industrial estate in the Philippines
* ARCAspace, an aerospac ...
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Krauss, 1848
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Arca angulata''
King & Broderip, 1832
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Arca avellana''
Lamarck, 1819 - hazelnut ark
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Arca boucardi''
Jousseaume, 1894 - Kobelt's ark
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Arca bouvieri''
Fischer, 1874
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Arca despecta ARCA or Arca may refer to:
Companies
* Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH, the German film production company of Gero Wecker
* Arca Fondi SGR, Italian asset management company
* Arca South, an industrial estate in the Philippines
* ARCAspace, an aeros ...
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Fischer, 1876
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Arca imbricata
''Arca imbricata'', or the Mossy ark clam, is a clam in the family Arcidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Description
''Arca imbricata'' grows to ...
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Bruguière, 1789 - mossy ark
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Arca kauaia ARCA or Arca may refer to:
Companies
* Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH, the German film production company of Gero Wecker
* Arca Fondi SGR, Italian asset management company
* Arca South, an industrial estate in the Philippines
* ARCAspace, an aerospac ...
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(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
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Arca koumaci''
Lutaenko & Maestrati, 2007
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Arca maculata''
Sowerby
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Arca mauia''
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Arca mutabilis''
(Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby I (12 August 1788 – 26 July 1854) was a British natural history, naturalist, illustrator and Conchology, conchologist.
Life
He was the second son of James Sowerby. George was educated at home under private tutors, ...
, 1833) - changeable ark
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Arca navicularis''
Bruguière, 1789 - Indo-pacific ark
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Arca noae''
Linnaeus, 1758
Events
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, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
- Noah's ark
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Arca ocellata ARCA or Arca may refer to:
Companies
* Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH, the German film production company of Gero Wecker
* Arca Fondi SGR, Italian asset management company
* Arca South, an industrial estate in the Philippines
* ARCAspace, an aerospac ...
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Reeve, 1844
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Arca pacifica''
(Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby I (12 August 1788 – 26 July 1854) was a British natural history, naturalist, illustrator and Conchology, conchologist.
Life
He was the second son of James Sowerby. George was educated at home under private tutors, ...
, 1833) - Panamic turkey wing
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Arca patriarchalis''
Röding, 1798
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Arca reticulata''
Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Gmelin's test, a chemical test
* Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin
People
* Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...
, 1791
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Arca tetragona''
Poli, 1795 - four-sided ark
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Arca truncata''
Sowerby
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Arca turbatrix''
Oliver & Cosel, 1993
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Arca ventricosa''
Lamarck, 1819 - ventricose ark
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Arca volucris''
Reeve, 1844
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Arca zebra''
( Swainson, 1833) - Atlantic turkey wing
References
Arcidae
Bivalve genera
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