Arca (genus)

Arca
Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent
Internal view of a valve of Arca zebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcoida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Arca
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

23 described species

Arca is a genus of saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the ark clams.

Species

Species within the genus Arca include:[1]

  • Arca acuminata Krauss, 1848
  • Arca angulata King & Broderip, 1832
  • Arca avellana Lamarck, 1819 - Hazelnut Ark
  • Arca boucardi Jousseaume, 1894 - Kobelt's Ark
  • Arca bouvieri Fischer, 1874
  • Arca despecta Fischer, 1876
  • Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789 - Mossy Ark
  • Arca kauaia (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
  • Arca koumaci Lutaenko & Maestrati, 2007
  • Arca maculata Sowerby
  • Arca mauia
  • Arca mutabilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) - Changeable Ark
  • Arca navicularis Bruguière, 1789 - Indo-pacific Ark
  • Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758 - Noah's Ark
  • Arca ocellata Reeve, 1844
  • Arca pacifica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) - Panamic Turkey Wing
  • Arca patriarchalis Röding, 1798
  • Arca reticulata Gmelin, 1791
  • Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 - Four-sided Ark
  • Arca truncata Sowerby
  • Arca turbatrix Oliver & Cosel, 1993
  • Arca ventricosa Lamarck, 1819 - Ventricose Ark
  • Arca volucris Reeve, 1844
  • Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833) - Atlantic Turkey Wing

References

  1. Serge Gofas (2011). "Arca Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 9, 2011.