Anadara chemnitzii (R.A.Philippi, 1851) is a animal in the Arcidae family, order Arcida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anadara chemnitzii (R.A.Philippi, 1851)

Anadara chemnitzii (R.A.Philippi, 1851)

Anadara chemnitzii, or Chemnitz's ark clam, is a Caribbean saltwater ark clam found from Texas to Brazil.

Family
Genus
Anadara
Order
Arcida
Class
Bivalvia

About Anadara chemnitzii (R.A.Philippi, 1851)

Anadara chemnitzii, commonly known as Chemnitz's ark clam, is a species of saltwater clam belonging to the Arcidae family, which is commonly referred to as the ark shells. This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea, ranging from Texas to the West Indies and Brazil.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Arcida Arcidae Anadara

More from Arcidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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