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Ark shell

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Ark´ shell`
1.(Zool.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.
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Noun1.Ark shell - marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surfaceark shell - marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
Arca, genus Arca - type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
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ABSTRACT The reproductive biology and glycogen content of a subcrenated ark shell Scapharca kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) in Ariake Bay were investigated from April 2004 to May 2005 in relation to environmental factors such as water temperature, salinity, and plankton settled volume.
Reproductive cycle of the subcrenated ark shell Scapharca ... by Yurimoto, Tatsuya; Mori, Yuichiro; Ito, Shiro; Maeno, Yukio / Journal of Shellfish Research
It is also reported that accumulation of beta-alanopine, one of acidic opines, which acts as attractants and cryoprotectants in marine animals was observed in the adductor muscle of blood ark shell (Haque et al.
Stimulation of Interleukin-4 production in EL4 T cells via increased ... by Kim, Tae Sung; Yoo, Jin Cheol / Journal of Shellfish Research
ABSTRACT Over the period from June 2002 to June 2003, we examined the relationship of seasonal changes in the mass of the gonad and somatic tissues to environmental factors for four size groups of the zebra ark shell Arca zebra at Chacopata, in northeastern Venezuela.
Relation of seasonal changes in the mass of the gonad and somatic ... by Velazquez, Carlos / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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