WoRMS name details
Arca scapha Gmelin, 1791
537982 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:537982)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Arca scapha var. mossambicana [sic] accepted as Mosambicarca mosambicana (Bianconi, 1856) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arca scapha Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537982 on 2026-09-22
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Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
