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Barbatia barbatula

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Barbatia barbatula is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about Barbatia barbatula

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 Barbatia barbatula live?

Not recorded

Is Barbatia barbatula 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 Barbatia barbatula classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia barbatula (Lamarck, 1805)

Synonyms Arca barbatula

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Barbatia barbatula

Other species in the same genus Barbatia.

Hairy ark

Barbatia barbata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Almond ark

Barbatia amygdalumtostum

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Comet ark

Barbatia cometa

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBarbatia barbatula vs Hairy arkBarbatia barbatula vs Red-brown arkBarbatia barbatula vs Almond arkBarbatia barbatula vs Comet ark

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Barbatia barbatula?

Barbatia barbatula (Barbatia barbatula) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barbatia barbatula (Barbatia barbatula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-barbatula

MLA

“Barbatia barbatula (Barbatia barbatula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-barbatula.

BibTeX
@misc{barbatia_barbatula_2026,
  title = {Barbatia barbatula (Barbatia barbatula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-barbatula},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}