Scapharca

Translingual

Scaphara inaequivlvis, now Anadara inaequivalvis

Etymology

Latin scapha (“a skiff”) + Arca (“type genus of Arcidae (ark clams)”)

Proper noun

Scapharca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Arcidae – certain ark clams, now Anadara.

Usage notes

• All species of Scapharca now species of Anadara, except for Scapharca rhombea, now accepted as Tegillarca rhombea.

References

• Anadara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scapharca at World Register of Marine Species
• “Scapharca”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.