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Arca (bivalve)

{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Jurassic|Recent}}

| image = Arca zebra.jpg

| image_caption = Internal view of a valve of Arca zebra

| taxon = Arca

| authority = Linnaeus, 1758

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 23 described species

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Arca is a genus of edible saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the Ark Clams. Ruǎn Jīnshān; Li Xiùzhū; Lín Kèbīng; Luō Dōnglián; Zhōu Chén; Cài Qīnghǎi (阮金山;李秀珠;林克冰;罗冬莲;周宸;蔡清海),

[http://mall.cnki.net/magazine/Article/FJSC200504006.htm 安海湾南岸滩涂养殖贝类死亡原因调查分析] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717121301/https://mall.cnki.net/magazine/Article/FJSC200504006.htm |date=2020-07-17 }} (Analysis of the causes of death of farmed shellfish on the mudflats in the southern part of Anhai Bay), 《福建水产》 (Fujian Aquaculture), 2005-04

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:{{cite web |author=Serge Gofas |year=2011|title=Arca Linnaeus, 1758 |publisher=World Register of Marine Species |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137670 |accessdate=April 9, 2011}}

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Category:Arcidae

Category:Bivalve genera

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