Organisms

Arcidae

A family of ark shell mollusks, in the class BIVALVIA. They have soft bodies with platelike GILLS enclosed within two shells hinged together.

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Abstract

A family of ark shell mollusks, in the class BIVALVIA. They have soft bodies with platelike GILLS enclosed within two shells hinged together.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Ark Shells
  • Ark Shell
  • Shell, Ark
  • Shells, Ark
  • Anadara
  • Anadaras

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Mollusca (1984-2005)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.080w.050w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arcidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049893. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049893
  2. Arcidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_clam
  3. Arcidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q632636