WoRMS name details
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795
138789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138789)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Arca britannica Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
Arca fusca Donovan, 1803 · unaccepted (synonym)
Arca papillosa Petit de la Saussaye, 1869 · unaccepted
Tetrarca imbricata ibizenca F. Nordsieck, 1969 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 137-138, pl. 25 fig. 12-13 [details]
page(s): 137-138, pl. 25 fig. 12-13 [details]
Note not stated [inferred as Southern Italy or...
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Norway to Mauritania; Canary Is., Madeira, and the Azores; Mediterranean.
Gorringe, Josephine,...
Gorringe, Josephine,...
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Norway to Mauritania; Canary Is., Madeira, and the Azores; Mediterranean.
Gorringe, Josephine, Ampère and Seine seamounts, common in 70-325 m. [details]
Gorringe, Josephine, Ampère and Seine seamounts, common in 70-325 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Arca tetragona Poli, 1795. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138789 on 2023-09-22
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original description
Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 137-138, pl. 25 fig. 12-13 [details]
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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Vermeij G., Amano K. (2021). The genera Tetrarca (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), Arca, and Lamarcka, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific Tetrarca boucardi (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 42–46. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 137-138, pl. 25 fig. 12-13 [details]
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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Vermeij G., Amano K. (2021). The genera Tetrarca (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), Arca, and Lamarcka, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific Tetrarca boucardi (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 42–46. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Biology Type of larval development: unknown [details]Diagnosis Shell of medium size, up to 25 mm, convex, with a marked quadrangular shape, the apex located near the anterior one-third. Posterior margin with two marked angles, one terminating the cardinal line and the other terminating a sharp keel which runs from the umbo to the posteroventral angle. Cardinal line covering almost the entire length of the shell, straight and thin, with tiny and numerous teeth which increase markedly in size and become oblique towards the ends. Umbos very swollen, broadly separated from the cardinal line, the concave area between the umbo and hinge marked with triangular patches of brown material, corresponding to the ligament. External sculpture of radial ribs, which decrease in size from the anterior part to the posterior keel, and are definitely stronger on the surface posterior to the keel. Ventral margin smooth, a notch in the middle giving way to a massive byssus which is fixed to the substrate. External colour brownish, without zig-zag markings unlike other species of the genus [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Norway to Mauritania; Canary Is., Madeira, and the Azores; Mediterranean.
Gorringe, Josephine, Ampère and Seine seamounts, common in 70-325 m. [details]
Type locality not stated [inferred as Southern Italy or Sicily rom scope of publication] [details]
Type locality not stated [inferred as southern Italy or Sicily from scope of original publication] [details]
From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tetragonal ark shelltetragonal arkark-shell | [details] |
| German | Vierkantige Archenmuschel | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications)
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To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Dyntaxa
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3863) (from synonym Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Arca britannica Reeve, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819)
To PESI (from synonym Arca fusca Donovan, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Tetrarca imbricata ibizenca F. Nordsieck, 1969)
To PESI (from synonym Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Dyntaxa
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3863) (from synonym Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Arca britannica Reeve, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819)
To PESI (from synonym Arca fusca Donovan, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Tetrarca imbricata ibizenca F. Nordsieck, 1969)
To PESI (from synonym Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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