Barbatia amygdalumtostum
| Barbatia amygdalumtostum Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Arcidae |
| Genus: | Barbatia |
| Species: | B. amygdalumtostum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Barbatia amygdalumtostum, the almond ark[3] or burnt-almond ark,[2] is a species of bearded ark clams in the family Arcidae. It was described by Peter Friedrich Röding in 1798.[2] Barbatia amygdalumtostum is found in the littoral and sublittoral of Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[4] It is also known from the Miocene of Japan.[1]
Barbatia amygdalumtostum can grow to 6 cm (2.4 in) shell length.[4]
-
Right valve
-
Left valve
References
- ^ a b "†Barbatia amygdalumtostum Röding 1798". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Barbatia amygdalumtostum at iNaturalist
- ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Barbatia fusca" in SeaLifeBase. December 2024 version.