Anadara baughmani

Anadara baughmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Arcida
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 family Arcidae, 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]

About[]

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[]

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Anadara baughmani, Baughman's Ark" (PDF). Hertlein. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Anadara baughmani — Hertlein". ITIS. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ "NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)". NODC Taxonomy Code Database. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ Turgeon et al. (1998)
^ Abbott — 1974 — Description
^ 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. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. pp. 7, 277. ISBN 0-913235-47-4. ISSN 0097-0638.
^ 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. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. p. 526. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638.

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[1a-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.

[1b-2] "Anadara baughmani, Baughman's Ark" (PDF). Hertlein. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

[1e-3] "Anadara baughmani — Hertlein". ITIS. 1951. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

[1g-4] "NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)". NODC Taxonomy Code Database. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[1c-5] Turgeon et al. (1998)

[1d-6] Abbott — 1974 — Description

[1f-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. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. pp. 7, 277. ISBN 0-913235-47-4. ISSN 0097-0638.

[1h-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. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: American Fisheries Society. p. 526. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638.

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