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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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