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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Arcidae
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Arca zebra
Swainson, 1833
Turkey Wing
Shell size to 80 mm; shell elongate-rectangular (twice as long as high), equivalve. Hinge long, straight. Sculpture of about 26, irregular radial ribs, and fine concentric threads that cross ribs and interspaces. Byssal gap present opposite to hinge, moderately large. Periostracum brown and dense on fresh shells, covering color pattern almost completely. Color creamy-white, streak with reddish- to dark-brown wavy bands. Attached by byssus onto hard substrates.
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