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

Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758

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 noe [sic] orthographic variant
Arca noe [sic] synonym
Arca noe var. abbreviata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891 synonym
Arca noe var. albida Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. arcuata Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. atra Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. bifurcata Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. clausa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891 synonym
Arca noe var. expansa Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. immensa Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. ktenasi Sakellariou, 1958 synonym
Arca noe var. latipes Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. maravelakisi Sakellariou, 1958 synonym
Arca noe var. pessima Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. sandalina Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. stricta Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. suprapectinata Coen, 1929 synonym
Arca noe var. transversa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891 synonym
Arca noe var. truncatula Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. typica Monterosato, 1916 synonym
Arca noe var. ventricosa Monterosato, 1916 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: midhja varkë e noes sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Catalan: peu de cabrit sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 English: Noah's arch sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 French: arche de Noe sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 German: Arche Noah-Muschel
 Greek: Καλόγνωμη sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: arca di Noè sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Polish: arka Noego
 Spanish, Castillian: arca de Noé

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

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

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.

additional source

Spry, J.F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). Tanganyika Notes and Records 63

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.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758. 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:138788

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2008-03-12 by Serge Gofas

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