Larkinia grandis is a genus of saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the ark clams.

Larkinia grandis
A view of valves of Larkinia grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Larkinia
Species:
L. grandis
Binomial name
Larkinia grandis
(Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Anadara grandis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) [1]
  • Anadara larkinii Nelson, 1870
  • Arca grandis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
  • Arca quadrilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Description

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Shell of Larkinia grandis can reach a diameter of about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) and a height of about 9.6 centimetres (3.8 in). These shells are white, with 26 ribs and a dark, smooth periostracum.[2]

Distribution

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This species is present in the North Pacific Ocean (Mexico, El Salvador, Peru, Gulf of California).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Anadara grandis". itis.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. ^ Angeline Myra Keen Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru Stanford University Press, 1971, s. 1064. ISBN 9780804707367.
  3. ^ "Larkinia grandis (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829) -- Discover Life mobile". discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.