OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae
Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Arca squamosa auct.
Acar divaricata auct.
Arca domingensis auct.
Arca plicata Dillwyn, 1817
Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Arca domingensis Lamarck, 1819
Byssoarca divaricata Sowerby, 1833
Acar donaciformis Reeve, 1844
Barbatia (Acar) laminata Angas, 1865
Common Name
Divaricated Ark [species 108; use for the available name Arca divaricata] Reeve, L.A. 1844.
Laminated Noah's Ark p.255 [used for the available name Barbatia laminata] Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.34
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.261
Keywords
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
substrate: among rocks
substrate: coral Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.34
substrate: rock bottom
References
Hedley, C. 1916. p.5 [as Arca domingensis] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.50 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.50 Synonomy
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.34 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.34 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.34 Anatomy
Tate, R. 1887. p.103 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Arcoida
Arcoidea
Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
Acar Gray, 1857
Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19007) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.