Scapharca

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Translingual

Scaphara inaequivlvis, now Anadara inaequivalvis

Etymology

Latin scapha (“a skiff”) + Arca (“type genus of Arcidae (ark clams)”)

Proper noun

Scapharca f

A taxonomic genus within the family Arcidae – certain ark clams, now Anadara.

Usage notes

All species of Scapharca now species of Anadara, except for Scapharca rhombea, now accepted as Tegillarca rhombea.

References

Anadara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Scapharca at World Register of Marine Species
“Scapharca”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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