APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
> Arcidae (Family)
Anadara
Anadara transversa (Say, 1822)
- Transverse ark (non-native species)
Arca
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795
- Four-sided ark-shell or Common noah's ark
Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833)
- Turkey Wing (non-native species)
Asperarca
Asperarca nodulosa (O. F. Müller, 1776) - An Ark shell
Bathyarca
Bathyarca pectunculoides (Scacchi, 1835)
- syn. Arca pectunculoides - Comb bathyark or Hebridean Ark
Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Noetiidae (Family)
Striarca
Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Milky ark
Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Glycymerididae (Family)
Glycymeris
Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dog cockle or Comb shell
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Other members of the order Arcoida
From the authors collection of foreign shells,
species not recorded in the United Kingdom.
Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Arcidae (Family)
Anadara
Anadara gibbosa (Reeve, 1844) - An Ark shell
Arca
Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789
- Mossy ark
Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Noetiidae (Family)
Arcopsis
Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886)
- Adams' minature arK (Brazil)
Noetia
Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)
- Ponderous ark (Florida, USA)
Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Glycymerididae (Family)
Glycymeris
Glycymeris bimaculata (Poli, 1795)
- A Dog cockle (Italy)
Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A Dog cockle (Italy)
