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Anadara

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Anadara is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called Scapharca.[1]

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million years ago). These fossils have been found all over the world.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Anadara:[3]

Anadara valve interior showing taxodont dentition; Pliocene of Cyprus.
Fossils of Anadara satowi

References

  1. ^ Alla V. Silina (2006). "Spatial heterogeneity and long-term changes in bivalve Anadara broughtoni population: influence of river run-off and fishery". Ocean Science Journal. 41 (4): 211–219. doi:10.1007/BF03020624. S2CID 83505812.
  2. ^ Fossilworks
  3. ^ WoRMS
  4. ^ Anadara similis World Register of Marine Species, 2012-07-12.

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Anadara: Brief Summary

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Anadara is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called Scapharca.

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million years ago). These fossils have been found all over the world.

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