Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Arcida > Superfamily Arcoidea > Family Noetiidae > Genus Striarca

Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Striarca*	Conrad, 1862	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Arca striata*	Reeve, 1844	junior homonym; nom. inval.
*Arca crinita*	Pulteney, 1799	synonym
*Arca gaimardi*	Payraudeau, 1826	synonym
*Arca lactanea*	S. V. Wood, 1840	synonym
*Arca lactea*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Arca pennantiana*	Leach, 1852	synonym
*Arca perforans*	W. Turton, 1819	synonym
*Arca quoyi*	Payraudeau, 1826	synonym
*Arca reticulata*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Arca rosea*	Nardo, 1847	synonym
*Striarca lactea quoyi*	(Payraudeau, 1826)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: melkwitte arkschelp sources: Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.

English: milky-white ark sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

German: Milchweiße Archenmuschel; Weiße Archenmuschel

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140571