Distinguishing Characteristics |
Bivalve (2 shells); shell oblong, wider than long, inflated; color white with brown outer skin (periostracum); strong radial ribs; hinge line long, straight with numerous erect teeth; left shell usually beaded on ribs, no beading on right valve; beaks wide, blunt, closer to anterior end; ventral margins scalloped. |
Similar Species |
Similar in shape to the cut-ribbed ark, but the cut-ribbed ark has a groove down the center of each rib and concentric ridges between the ribs. |
Habitat |
Gulf and bay, sandy bottoms or hard substrates |
Maximum Size |
4.2 cm (1 1/2 in) |
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