Anadara is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae. It is also called Scapharca.[1]
Anadara Temporal range:
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Numerous live individuals of Anadara granosa on sale as seafood | |
Fossil of Anadara diluvii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Arcidae |
Genus: | Anadara Gray, 1847 |
Species | |
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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]
The following species are recognised in the genus Anadara:[3]