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Stout ark

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

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the stout 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 stout ark live?

Not recorded

Is the stout 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 stout ark classified?

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

Synonyms Arca obesa

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stout 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 stout ark?

The stout ark (Anadara obesa) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stout ark (Anadara obesa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-ark

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BibTeX
@misc{stout_ark_2026,
  title = {Stout ark (Anadara obesa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}