Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Arcoida > Superfamily Arcoidea > Family Arcidae > Genus Arca

Arca tetragona Poli, 1795

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ArcaLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name
Tetrarca F. Nordsieck, 1969 synonym

Species group names

Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826 synonym
Arca britannica Reeve, 1844 synonym
Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819 synonym
Arca fusca Donovan, 1803 synonym
Arca fusca Lightfoot, 1786 synonym
Tetrarca imbricata ibizenca Nordsieck, 1969 synonym
Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: ark-shell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Ark-shell

Literature

original description

Poli J. X. (1795). Testacea Utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome. vol. 2, pp. 75-264, i-lxxvi, pl. 19-39. Parma, Regio Typographeio.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

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

Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (109 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Arca tetragona Poli, 1795. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138789

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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