Anadara secernenda, also known as baughman ark or skewed arkis is a saltwater clam in the family Arcidae, which includes the ark shells. This species is found in the Caribbean Sea and off the shores of Brazil.[1][2] It was discovered in 1851.[3][4]

Anadara secernenda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Anadara
Species:
A. secernenda
Binomial name
Anadara secernenda
(E. Lamy, 1907)
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Description

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Shells of Anadara secernenda are 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length.[2][5][6][7][8]

Distribution and habitat

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Anadara secernenda is found offshore, to as deep as 91 metres (299 ft).[2][3]

References

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  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. ^ a b c "Anadara baughmani, Baughman's Ark" (PDF). Hertlein. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Anadara baughmani — Hertlein". ITIS. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)". NODC Taxonomy Code Database. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  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. (1988). American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. Bethesda, Maryland, US: American Fisheries Society. pp. 7, 277. ISBN 0-913235-47-4. ISSN 0097-0638.
  8. ^ Turgeon, D. D.; J. F. Quinn Jr.; A. E. Bogan; E. V. Coan; F. G. Hochberg; W. G. Lyons; et al. (1998). American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. Bethesda, Maryland, US: American Fisheries Society. p. 526. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638.