Anadara baughmani

Anadara baughmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Arcoida
Family:	Arcidae
Genus:	Anadara
Species:	A. baughmani
Binomial name
Anadara baughmani (Philippi, 1851)

Anadara baughmani, more commonly known as baughman ark or skewed arkis is a saltwater clam in the Arcidae family, which includes the ark shells. This species is found in the Caribbean Sea, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Brazil.^[1][2] It was discovered in 1851.^[3][4]

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Characteristics

The Anadara baughmani is 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length.^{[2][5][6][7][8]}

Habitat

The Anadara baughmani's habitat is offshore, to as deep as 91 metres (299 ft).^[2][3]

References

1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. (1995). A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 10.
2. "Anadara baughmani, Baughman’s Ark" (PDF). Hertlein. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
3. "Anadara baughmani — Hertlein". ITIS. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
4. "NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)". NODC Taxonomy Code Database. Retrieved 1996. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. Turgeon et al. (1998)
6. Abbott — 1974 — Description
7. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt; et al. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks — ITIS. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. pp. 7, 277. ISBN 0-913235-47-4. ISSN 0097-0638. External link in |title= (help)
8. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons; et al. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 —— Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. — ITIS. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. p. 526. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638. External link in |title= (help)