Anadara baughmani

Anadara baughmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcoida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Anadara
Species: A. baughmani
Binomial name
Anadara baughmani
(Philippi, 1851)

Anadara baughmani, more commonly known as baughman ark or skewed arkis is a saltwater clam in the Arcidae family, which includes the ark shells. This species is found in the Caribbean Sea, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Brazil.[1][2] It was discovered in 1851.[3][4]

About

Characteristics

The Anadara baughmani is 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length.[2][5][6][7][8]

Habitat

The Anadara baughmani's habitat is offshore, to as deep as 91 metres (299 ft).[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Abbott, R.T.; Morris, P.A. (1995). A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Anadara baughmani, Baughman's Ark" (PDF). Hertlein. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Anadara baughmani — Hertlein". ITIS. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)". NODC Taxonomy Code Database. Retrieved 1996. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ Turgeon et al. (1998)
  6. ↑ Abbott — 1974 — Description
  7. ↑ Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt et al. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks — ITIS. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. pp. 7, 277. ISBN 0-913235-47-4. ISSN 0097-0638. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons et al. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. — ITIS. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. p. 526. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638. External link in |title= (help)


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