Scapharca
Translingual
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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.