Scapharca brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)
photo by FAO

Family:  Arcidae ()
Max. size:  4.1 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 75 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Shell heavy, sturdy, almost as high as long, inequivalve, with left valve overlapping right. Sculpture of 26 to 28 radial ribs of square cross-section, each with prominent beads. Umbones facing each other. Hinge straight, ligament short, ligamental area with transversal striations. Periostracum thin. Colour: white, periostracum light brown (Ref. 344).
Biology:  It has a total length of 7.8 cm. Fisheries: collected mostly in the southern half of the area (Ref. 344). Epibiotic (Ref. 104365). Occurs on sand, shell rubble, and seagrass beds at shallow subtidal depths (Ref. 344).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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