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251:. The whole shell (when both valves are together) has also been likened to Noah's Ark. It is a sturdy shell growing up to 4 in (10 cm) long and 2 in wide. The umbones are separated by a shallow depression, and the hinge is long and straight with about 50 small teeth. There is coarse sculpturing fanning out from the umbones. The inside of the shell is whitish or pale mauve.
385:, the sediment at the bottom of the ocean floor, can be observed. Twelve days after fertilization, the larvae begin to settle; about 45% of the larvae reach this stage. Once the larvae reach adulthood, growth mainly happens in the summer, with growth in the summer happening about three times as quickly as in the winter.
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change in mass throughout the year. The percentage of somatic tissue mass composed of gonad tissue mass sees a large increase from roughly 4% to 40% from May through late
September and a large decrease from roughly 40% to 3% from October through January. The percentage then increases slightly from
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can cause further fluctuations in the biochemical composition in the tissues. Lipophilic organic contaminants can accumulate in the tissues, and too high a concentration of these contaminants can interfere with normal lipid metabolism, impacting
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are caught for human consumption and canning. As efficient filter feeders, they convert large amounts of planktonic mass into biomass usable by humans. A large bed spanning 70–80 km in the
Cacopata region of the
604:, Venezuela has been a site of fishing since 1940. The annual catch generally ranges from 15,792 to 33,986 tons per year but has reached 40,000 tons in the past. It is a significant income source for Venezuelan
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with individuals starting out as males and developing female reproductive capacity later in the life cycle. Reproduction is dependent on food availability and seasonal changes. The gonad tissues of
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about 3% to 12% in
February before decreasing to around 4% between March and April. Highest reproductive activity occurs around July through late September, when the gonad mass is at its greatest.
679:"Pre-Ingestive Feeding Behaviors of Two Sub-Tropical Bivalves (Pinctada Imbricata and Arca Zebra): Responses to an Acute Increase in Suspended Sediment Concentration"
915:"Composition of decapod crustacean assemblages in beds of Pinctada imbricata and Arca zebra (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Cubagua Island, Venezuela: Effect of bed density"
806:"Measurement of physiological energetics (scope for growth) and chemical contaminants in mussels (Arca zebra) transplanted along a contamination gradient in Bermuda"
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879:"Microgastropods associated with the natural bank of Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833; Mollusca: Bivalvia) located in Chacopata, Sucre State, Venezuela"
620:. Bycatch also frequently includes the aforementioned Akoya pearl oyster, leafy jewel box clam, and apple murex as well as non-mollusc species.
568:, ending up in saltwater fish tanks. They blow out debris in little plumes that may be noticed by the tank owner, leading to their discovery.
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is the dominant species in its most well-observed habitats of
Chacopata, Venezuela. It lives among a number of other species, most notably the
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fluctuate in response to environmental conditions including water temperature, nutrient availability, and contaminant concentration. The
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733:"Relation of seasonal changes in the mass of the gonad and somatic tissues of the zebra ark shell Arca zebra to environmental factors"
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LISTA, MARĂŤA; Lodeiros, Cesar; PRIETO, ANTULIO; HIMMELMAN, JOHN; Castaneda, Julian; GACĂŤA, NATIVIDAD; VELAZQUEZ, CARLOS (2006-12-01).
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are at 18-20mm, and full sexual maturity is reached when the shells are 50-55mm. Larger individuals have greater reproductive output.
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767:"Changes in the biochemical composition of a subtropical bivalve, Arca zebra, in response to contaminant gradients in Bermuda"
951:"Impact of the clam Arca zebra artisanal fishery upon the population of the neogastropod Voluta musica in eastern Venezuela"
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848:"Diversidad malacolĂłgica en una comunidad de Arca zebra (Mollusca: Bivalvia)en Chacopata, Estado Sucre, Venezuela"
446:(TBT) in the tissues. TBT is utilized in some boat paints, contributing to its input into the marine habitats of
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Brichtova, Ana Carolina; Miloslavich, Patricia; Carranza, Alvar; Bigatti, Gregorio (2016-05-01).
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Leavitt, Dale F.; Lancaster, Bruce A.; Lancaster, Alexandra S.; Capuzzo, Judith McDowell (1990-01-01).
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developing soon after. Around the same time the foot develops, food-seeking behavior in the
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has two reproductive periods, one from June to July and the other in
September. During each
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994:"Fauna associated with the fishing of Arca Zebra (Mollusca Bivalvia: Arcidae) in Venezuela"
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is not well understood as their small size makes these species difficult to study.
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also lives in association with a variety of microgastropod species,
297:, taking in surrounding water and particulates through its reduced
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Like other marine bivalves, the biochemical composition in the
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activity. Contaminant inputs can also influence the levels of
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has a large impact in the ecology of its habitat as beds of
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DĂaz-FermĂn, Roberto; Acosta-Balbás, Vanessa (2018-06-01).
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larvae, begin to develop twelve hours after the eggs are
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bed density also see greater abundance, richness, and
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concentrations. Anthropogenic inputs into habitats of
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450:. Overexposure to TBT has deleterious impacts on
377:develop seven days after fertilization, with the
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301:and expelling water while consuming microscopic
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523:. However, their ecological relationship to
340:Gonad development begins when the shells of
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481:. It is preyed upon by the
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549:. The crevices that
471:leafy jewel box clam
186:turkey wing ark clam
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547:decapod crustaceans
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467:Akoya pearl oyster
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307:diatoms
299:siphons
286:Feeding
281:Ecology
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223:to the
204:Arcidae
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