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blood clam

Tegillarca granosa

Classification

Order
Arcida
Family
Arcidae

Tegillarca granosa (also known as Anadara granosa) is a species of ark clam commonly known as the blood cockle or blood clam due to the red haemoglobin liquid inside the soft tissues. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region from the eastern coast of South Africa northwards and eastwards to Southeast Asia, Australia, Polynesia, and up to northern Japan. It lives mainly in the intertidal zone at one to two metres water depth, burrowed down into sand or mud.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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