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Arcida

Arcida is an order in the class Bivalvia. This database currently files 1,743 species under it, recorded across 2 countries.

Species filed
1,743
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
2
With a free photo
0%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Arcida?

26 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Arcidae

    blood clam, noah's ark, turkey wing, eared ark …

    646 species
  2. Glycymerididae

    combshell, decussate bittersweet, violet bittersweet, wavy bittersweet …

    288 species
  3. Parallelodontidae

    Antonella catelliformis, Aptolinter aptiensis, Arca semilarvis, Carbonarca cortazari …

    262 species
  4. Limopsidae

    eared limops, sulcate limops, akutan limops, Aspalima affinis …

    187 species
  5. Philobryidae

    hairy philobrya, antillean philobryid, Adacnarca crenella, Adacnarca decapitata …

    150 species
  6. Noetiidae

    cancellate ark, ponderous ark, solid ark, milky ark …

    115 species
  7. Cucullaeidae

    hooded ark, Cryptochasma ovale, Cucullaea adelaidensis, Cucullaea alta …

    79 species
  8. Glyptarcidae

    Camnantia ampla, Erhaiconcha xiangyangensis, Glyptarca primaeva, Glyptarca radnorensis …

    10 species
  9. Frejidae

    Alytodonta gibbosa, Freja fecunda, Trecanolia acincta, Uskardita mikraulax

    4 species
  10. Catamarcaiidae

    Catamarcaia chaschuili

    1 species
  11. Pucamyidae

    Pucamya wira

    1 species
  12. Aegilops

    0 species
  13. Arginopsis

    0 species
  14. Curvirostrum

    0 species
  15. Heikea

    0 species
  16. Hoeferia

    0 species
  17. Macrodontella

    0 species
  18. Manaia

    0 species
  19. Metapadia

    0 species
  20. Noetiopsis

    0 species
  21. Pitchleriidae

    0 species
  22. Sowteria

    0 species
  23. Stenzelia

    0 species
  24. Taeniarca

    0 species
  25. Vigorniella

    0 species
  26. Warburgia

    0 species

Best-known members of Arcida

Ranked by popularity score.

Blood clam

Tegillarca granosa

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Combshell

Glycymeris glycymeris

GlycymerididaeNo free photo yet

Eared ark

Anadara notabilis

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Blood clam

Anadara broughtonii

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Where is Arcida found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Norway: 2 speciesTaiwan: 10 species
  • None on record
  • 2
  • 3–9
  • 10
  • 11+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Taiwan10
  2. Norway2

The 200 best-known species in Arcida

Of 1,743 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Blood clamTegillarca granosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Noah's arkArca noaeArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Turkey wingArca zebraArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CombshellGlycymeris glycymerisGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eared arkAnadara notabilisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blood clamAnadara broughtoniiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Kagoshima blood cockleAnadara kagoshimensisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ancient arkAnadara antiquataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Incongruous arkAnadara brasilianaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Transverse arkAnadara transversaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pustulose arkAnadara tuberculosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hairy arkBarbatia barbataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Heavy African arkSenilia senilisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Triangular arkAnadara chemnitziiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Inequivalve arkAnadara inaequivalvisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Red-brown arkBarbatia cancellariaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Comb bathyarkBathyarca pectunculoidesArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hooded arkCucullaea labiataCucullaeidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Decussate bittersweetGlycymeris decussataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Violet bittersweetGlycymeris nummariaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Wavy bittersweetGlycymeris undataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eared limopsLimopsis auritaLimopsidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blood arkLunarca ovalisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Large dog cockleTucetona laticostataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Elegant arkAnadara concinnaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Nut arkAnadara nuxArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Navicula arkArca navicularisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Cancellate arkArcopsis adamsiNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Boreal bathyarkBathyarca frieleiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Glacial bathyarkBathyarca glacialisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Giant bittersweetGlycymeris americanaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Clothed bittersweet clamGlycymeris aspersaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Northern bittersweetGlycymeris septentrionalisGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hokkaido bittersweet clamGlycymeris yessoensisGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sulcate limopsLimopsis sulcataLimopsidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ponderous arkNoetia ponderosaNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Miniature arkAcar bailyiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Laminated arkAcar plicataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sydney cockleAnadara trapeziaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Solid arkArcopsis solidaNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Almond arkBarbatia amygdalumtostumArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Two-spotted bittersweet clamGlycymeris bimaculataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spectral bittersweetGlycymeris spectralisGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Twisted arkTrisidos tortuosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Comb bittersweetTucetona pectinataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Basket arkAnadara corbuloidesArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Close-ribbed arkAnadara crebricostataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Beautiful arkAnadara formosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Globose arkAnadara globosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Full-lipped arkAnadara labiosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lipped arkAnadara perlabiataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Senegal arkAnadara senegalensisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Velvety arkAnadara uropigimelanaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pinched arkAnadara vellicataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bouvier's arkArca bouvieriArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Comet arkBarbatia cometaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Oblique ark shellBarbatia obliquataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Little pink-nosed arkBarbatia parvaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Little-ball bathyarkBathyarca glomerulaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White-lined bittersweet clamGlycymeris albolineataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Commarginal bittersweetGlycymeris keenaeGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Small dog cockleGlycymeris modestaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Reeve's bittersweet clamGlycymeris reeveiGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Akutan limopsLimopsis akutanicaLimopsidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hairy philobryaPhilobrya setosaPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Milky arkStriarca lacteaNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Nodular arkTegillarca nodiferaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Half-twisted arkTrisidos semitortaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Botany Bay ark-shellAcar botanicaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Scaly ark-shellAcar squamosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Globose arkAnadara alienaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Onion-like arkAnadara cepoidesArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Latticed arkAnadara craticulataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Unequal arkAnadara disparilisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rusty arkAnadara ferrugineaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Diluvial arkAnadara gibbosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Luzon arkAnadara gubernaculumArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Stout arkAnadara obesaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hubbard's arkAnadara rotundicostataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Skewed arkAnadara secernendaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Cut-ribbed arkAnadara secticostataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ark cockleAnadara similisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eyed arkArca ocellataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Panamic Turkey wingArca pacificaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ragged arkBarbatia lacerataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lurid arkBarbatia luridaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Banded arkBarbatia pistachiaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Trapeziform arkBarbatia trapezinaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Delicate arkCalloarca tenellaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Olive arkEstellacar olivaceaNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Giant bittersweetGlycymeris giganteaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hedley's dog cockleGlycymeris holosericaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hairy dog cockleGlycymeris pilosaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rayed bittersweet clamGlycymeris radiansGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Script bittersweetGlycymeris scriptaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Striate bittersweet clamGlycymeris striatularisGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Great arkLarkinia grandisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Two-stringed arkMesocibota bistrigataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Reversed arkNoetia reversaNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Japanese propeller arkTrisidos kiyonoiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gold-flowing PectunculusTucetona aurifluaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Fan-like dog cockleTucetona flabellataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Muscat bittersweetTucetona guesiGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Narrow-ribbed arkAnadara angicostataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Closed arkAnadara occlusaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Shagreen arkAsperarca sagrinataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Obtuse arkBarbatia scazonArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bristly arkBarbatia setigeraArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Little Cowl shellBathyarca adelaideanaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Metella ark-shellDestacar metellaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Olive-colored arkEstellacar sagaNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Delicate arkFugleria teneraArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Concentric bittersweetGlycymeris concentricaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Beautiful bittersweetGlycymeris formosaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Flame dog cockleGlycymeris grayanaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Vovan bittersweetGlycymeris stellataGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Short-fronted arkLunarca brevifronsArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Granulated dog cockleMelaxinaea vitreaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
One-sided arkSheldonella lateralisNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gambia arkStenocista gambiensisNoetiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Broadfoot's dock cockleTucetona broadfootiGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Nodulose dog cockleTucetona gealeiGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sordid dog cockleTucetona sordidaGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Red-brown arkAcar domingensisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Antillean PhilobryidCratis antillensisPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Clothed arkCucullaearca foliataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Unwashed arkFugleria illotaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hazelnut arkLamarcka avellanaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bermuda bittersweetTucetona subtilisGlycymerididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar abditaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar agulhasensisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar asperaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar beadataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar bernardiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar carditaeformisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar celleporaceaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar clathrataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar comaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar congenitaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar congenitalArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar crustataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar decorataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar dubiaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar gradataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar gunsoniArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar harringtoniArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar lamellosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar lepidoformisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar lyelliArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar marsupialisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar meropeArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar montlauriArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar naturezaeArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar oliveiraeArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar olivercoseliArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar opuraensisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar petasionArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar petropolitanaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar powelliArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar pseudolamellosaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar pusillaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar putealisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar requiescensArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar rostaeArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar salebrosusArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar sandersonaeArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar scaberrimaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar simulansArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar sociellaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar somalicaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar transmarArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar triangulataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar viridisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcar whangaensisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca crenellaPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca decapitataPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca harrisonaePhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca limopsoidesPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca minutaPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca nitensPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca ornataPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca pileopsisPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca polarsterniPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca squameaPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca trapezinaPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdacnarca velainiPhilobryidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlytodonta gibbosaFrejidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmbrogia mytiloidesArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara abditaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara acompsaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara actinophoraArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara adamsiArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara adiastolaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara aequalitasArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara aequatorialisArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara aequicostataArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara aethiopicaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara ambiguaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara amiculaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnadara aquitanicaArcidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded