Bearded Ark (Barbatia barbata)

Invertebrateverified

Barbatia barbata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Bearded Ark

Also known as: Bearded Ark Shell, Hairy Ark

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Arcida

Family

Arcidae

Where to find it

occasional

rare

Other species in Arcidae

Delicate Ark (Fugleria tenera)

Fugleria tenera

Delicate Ark

Red-Brown Ark (Acar domingensis)

Acar domingensis

Red-Brown Ark

Comb Bathyark (Bathyarca pectunculoides)

Bathyarca pectunculoides

Comb Bathyark

Mossy Ark (Lamarcka imbricata)

Lamarcka imbricata

Mossy Ark

White Bearded Ark (Cucullaearca candida)

Cucullaearca candida

White Bearded Ark

Ark-Shell (Tetrarca tetragona)

Tetrarca tetragona

Ark-Shell

Noah's Ark (Arca noae)

Arca noae

Noah's Ark

Atlantic Turkey Wing (Arca zebra)

Arca zebra

Atlantic Turkey Wing

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