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Nut ark

Anadara nux (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The nut ark (Anadara nux) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the nut ark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nut ark live?

Not recorded

Is the nut ark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the nut ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusAnadara
  7. SpeciesAnadara nux (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Synonyms Arca nux

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nut ark

Other species in the same genus Anadara.

Eared ark

Anadara notabilis

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Blood clam

Anadara broughtonii

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nut ark?

The nut ark (Anadara nux) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nut ark (Anadara nux). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nut-ark

MLA

“Nut ark (Anadara nux).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nut-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{nut_ark_2026,
  title = {Nut ark (Anadara nux)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nut-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}