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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Arcidae
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Arca imbricata
Bruguière, 1789
Mossy Ark
Shell size to 75 mm; shell elongate-rectangular, equivalve. Hinge long, straight. Sculpture reticulated with little beads forming on intersection of radial and concentric elements, 6-8 beaded radial ribs present posteriorly. Byssal gap very large. Periostracum dark-brown, heavy, shaggy. Color dirty- to dark-brown.
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