Anatomy of Arca imbricata , Bruguière, 1789 and Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789) (Mollusca: Bivalvia:Arcidae)

Authors

  • Valesca P. Rocha Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará (LIMCE)
    • Helena Matthews Cascon Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará (LIMCE)

      DOI:

      https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v48i1.5866

      Keywords:

      Arcinae, Anadarinae, morphology, Brazil

      Abstract

      The family Arcidae has considerable shell’s morphology variation, where the most important feature is the flattened  cardinal area. From samples of “Prof. Henry Ramos Matthews - series A “Malacological Collection of the Universidade  Federal do Ceará (CMPHRM-A)”, this present study provides a complementary anatomical description of two species  that occurs in Ceará State:  Arca imbricata and  Lunarca ovalis . The general features of the mantle, pallial cavity,  visceral mass, digestive, main muscle and genital systems were observed. This paper is complemented by a tabular key  between Arcidae species known to the Brazilian coast.

      Published

      2015-07-01

      Issue

      Section

      Artigos originais

      How to Cite

      Anatomy of Arca imbricata , Bruguière, 1789 and Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789) (Mollusca: Bivalvia:Arcidae). (2015). Arquivos De Ciências Do Mar, 48(1), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v48i1.5866