NARMS taxon details
Arca Linnaeus, 1758
137670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137670)
accepted
Genus
Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Arca (Arca) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
- Species Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Arca (Barbatia) J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Barbatia J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arca (Barbatia) carditaeformis Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Acar carditaeformis (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Arca amygdalum R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Arca amygdalum Link, 1807)
- Species Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826 accepted as Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 accepted as Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795)
- Species Arca aurita Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814) (original combination)
- Species Arca barbata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Arca bimaculata Poli, 1795 accepted as Glycymeris bimaculata (Poli, 1795) (original combination)
- Species Arca bonnaniana Risso, 1826 accepted as Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca britannica Reeve, 1844 accepted as Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 accepted as Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795)
- Species Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 accepted as Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795)
- Species Arca clathrata Defrance, 1816 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816) (original combination)
- Species Arca corbuloides Monterosato, 1881 accepted as Anadara corbuloides (Monterosato, 1881)
- Species Arca crinita Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca endemica Dall, 1908 accepted as Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca fragilis Chemnitz, 1784 accepted as Saccella commutata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unavailable name, published in a work rejected y ICZN Direction 1; available from Deshayes, 1858)
- Species Arca frielei Friele, 1877 accepted as Bathyarca frielei (Friele, 1877)
- Species Arca fusca Donovan, 1803 accepted as Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 accepted as Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) (synonym)
- Species Arca gaimardi Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca gibbosa Reeve, 1844 accepted as Anadara gibbosa (Reeve, 1844)
- Species Arca glacialis J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Bathyarca glacialis (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Species Arca glycymeris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Arca grenophia Risso, 1826 accepted as Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848) (name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1887)
- Species Arca imbricata Poli, 1795 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816) (junior homonym of Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789)
- Species Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Lamarcka imbricata (Bruguière, 1789) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arca inaequisculpta E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Bathyarca inaequisculpta (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Arca insubrica Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca interrupta Poli, 1795 accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca kagoshimensis Tokunaga, 1906 accepted as Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arca koreni Danielssen, 1859 accepted as Bathyarca pectunculoides (Scacchi, 1835)
- Species Arca lactanea S. V. Wood, 1840 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca lactea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arca margaritacea Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca merilla De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca minima W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca minuta O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) (original combination)
- Species Arca multistriata Forsskċl, 1775 accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskċl, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arca natalensis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Anadara natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Arca nodulosa O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Asperarca nodulosa (O. F. Müller, 1776) (original combination)
- Species Arca noe [sic] accepted as Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling of Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca nummaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Arca obliqua R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Portlock, 1843; Arca philippiana is a replacement name)
- Species Arca obliquata Locard, 1899 accepted as Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848)
- Species Arca obliquatula Dautzenberg, 1927 accepted as Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848)
- Species Arca partannensis De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca pectunculoides Scacchi, 1835 accepted as Bathyarca pectunculoides (Scacchi, 1835) (original combination)
- Species Arca pella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca pennantiana Leach, 1852 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca peregrina Libassi, 1859 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816)
- Species Arca perforans W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca pernula O. F. Müller, 1779 accepted as Nuculana pernula (O. F. Müller, 1779)
- Species Arca philippiana Nyst, 1848 accepted as Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848)
- Species Arca pilosa Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Glycymeris pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (original combination)
- Species Arca pirpa De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca plicata Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817) (superseded combination)
- Species Arca polii Mayer, 1868 accepted as Anadara gibbosa (Reeve, 1844)
- Species Arca profundicola A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1885 accepted as Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca pteroessa E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca pulchella Reeve, 1844 accepted as Acar clathrata (Defrance, 1816) (preoccupied by Arca pulchella Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Arca quoyi Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca reticulata W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Arca reticulata Risso, 1826 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Arca rosea Nardo, 1847 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arca scabra Poli, 1795 accepted as Asperarca nodulosa (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Arca scripta Born, 1778 accepted as Glycymeris scripta (Born, 1778) (original combination)
- Species Arca striata Reeve, 1844 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) (invalid: junior homonym of Arca lactea Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Arca sulcosa van Hyning, 1946 accepted as Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arca talismani Locard, 1898 accepted as Anadara gibbosa (Reeve, 1844)
- Species Arca tenuis Montagu, 1808 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808) (original combination)
- Species Arca tetragona Poli, 1795 accepted as Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) (basionym)
- Species Arca transversa Say, 1822 accepted as Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Arca (Arca) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Arca Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Arca fusca [Lightfoot], 1786 (uncertain > nomen dubium, synonym)
- Species Arca pallens Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Arca pulchella Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Arca weinkauffi Crosse, 1862 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Arca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137670 on 2024-10-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Arca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137670 on 2024-10-04
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Vermeij, G.; Amano, K. (2021). The genera <i>Tetrarca</i> (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), <i>Arca</i>, and <i>Lamarcka</i>, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific <i>Tetrarca boucardi</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 4246. [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 121 [details]
additional source Lamy, E. (1907). Révision des <i>Arca</i> vivants du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(1): 1-111, pl. 1 [15 June 1907]; 55(3): 199-307, pl. 3 [25 September 1907]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292971 [details]
additional source Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1945). Opinion 189. Suspension of the rules for <i>Arca</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Pelecypoda, Order Filibranchiata). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 3 (8): 93-108., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34653550 [details]
taxonomy source Vermeij, G.; Amano, K. (2021). The genera <i>Tetrarca</i> (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), <i>Arca</i>, and <i>Lamarcka</i>, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific <i>Tetrarca boucardi</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 4246. [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 121 [details]
additional source Lamy, E. (1907). Révision des <i>Arca</i> vivants du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(1): 1-111, pl. 1 [15 June 1907]; 55(3): 199-307, pl. 3 [25 September 1907]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292971 [details]
additional source Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1945). Opinion 189. Suspension of the rules for <i>Arca</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Pelecypoda, Order Filibranchiata). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 3 (8): 93-108., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34653550 [details]