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Almond ark

Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The almond ark (Barbatia amygdalumtostum) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the almond ark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the almond ark live?

Not recorded

Is the almond ark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the almond ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)

Synonyms Amygdalum frixum, Arca amygdalum, Arca amygdalumtostum, Arca bicolorata, Arca cruciata, Arca fusca, Barbatia amygdalumtortum, Barbatia amygdalumtostum, Barbatia bicolorata, Barbatia cruciata, Barbatia fusca, Barbatia rodatzi, Ustularca cruciata, Ustularca cruciata cruciata, Ustularca cruciata renuta, Ustularca renuta

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Burnt-almond arkEnglish
  • návka mandlováCzech
  • Gebrannte MandelGerman
  • Arca indo-pacificaItalian
  • ベニエガイ[クロミノエガイ]Japanese
  • arka chlpatáSlovak
  • 紅鬍魁蛤Chinese
  • クロミノエガイJapanese
  • ベニエガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the almond ark

Other species in the same genus Barbatia.

Hairy ark

Barbatia barbata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Comet ark

Barbatia cometa

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Ragged ark

Barbatia lacerata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAlmond ark vs Hairy arkAlmond ark vs Red-brown arkAlmond ark vs Comet arkAlmond ark vs Oblique ark shell

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the almond ark?

The almond ark (Barbatia amygdalumtostum) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Almond ark (Barbatia amygdalumtostum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/almond-ark

MLA

“Almond ark (Barbatia amygdalumtostum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/almond-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{almond_ark_2026,
  title = {Almond ark (Barbatia amygdalumtostum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/almond-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}