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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae

Genus: Scapharca

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Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Scapharca axelolssoni
[]

FAO

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
Scapharca brasiliana(Lamarck, 1819)

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Scapharca brasiliana
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Scapharca chemnitzii
[]

FAO

Western Pacific. Introdu
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scapharca cornea(Reeve, 1844)

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Scapharca cornea
[Corneous ark]
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Max. Length 12.9 cm DL
 
Scapharca crassissima
[]
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Scapharca deyrollei
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Scapharca fultoni
[]

FAO

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Scapharca globosa(Reeve, 1844)

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Scapharca globosa
[Globose ark]
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Scapharca guangdongensis
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Scapharca gubernaculum
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific. Clima
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scapharca indica(Gmelin, 1791)

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Scapharca indica
[Rudder ark]
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Scapharca japonica
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Scapharca labiosa
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Scapharca pilula(Reeve, 1843)

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Scapharca pilula
[Pill ark]
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Scapharca troscheli
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