Granular mud ark
A species of Tegillarca Scientific name : Tegillarca granosa Genus : Tegillarca
Granular mud ark, A species of Tegillarca
Botanical name: Tegillarca granosa
Genus: Tegillarca
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Description
Tegillarca granosa (also known as Anadara granosa) is a species of ark clam 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...
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Scientific Classification
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Molluscs Class
Bivalve shell Order
Ark shells and allies Family
Ark clam Genus
Tegillarca Species
Granular mud ark 
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