FAMILY: Arcidae 

BINOMIAL NAME: Anadara ? 

COMMON NAME(S): Ark Shell, Unspecified, Pair 

LOCATION(S) FOUND: North American ? 

DESCRIPTION CITATION:  

EX COLLECTION: Lee & Leveta Hodges (may or may not have original labelling) 

SPECIMEN SIZE: 1.00 x 0.75 in. approx. / ~ 25 mm 

SPECIMEN NUMBER: SBA10203027 

DESCRIPTION: Attractive small closed pair, predominately brownish-red with white ridges. Specimen from a private collection, then bought for display and sale in a retail store (unsold stock). 

CONDITION: No obvious defects noted. 

LISTING NOTE: This shell was either originally purchased from legal dealers, or legally collected in or before the 1980s, prior to the enactment of protection rules, based upon internal evidence in the collection. To the best of our knowledge, no infringement of local protection rules has been committed.