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Red-brown ark

Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The red-brown ark (Barbatia cancellaria) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the red-brown 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 red-brown ark live?

Not recorded

Is the red-brown 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 red-brown ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Arca cancellaria, Barbatia cancellaria

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Red-brown ark shellEnglish
  • Rotbraune ArchenmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-brown ark

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

Ragged ark

Barbatia lacerata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRed-brown ark vs Hairy arkRed-brown ark vs Almond arkRed-brown ark vs Comet arkRed-brown ark vs Oblique ark shell

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red-brown ark?

The red-brown ark (Barbatia cancellaria) 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). Red-brown ark (Barbatia cancellaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-cancellaria

MLA

“Red-brown ark (Barbatia cancellaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-cancellaria.

BibTeX
@misc{barbatia_cancellaria_2026,
  title = {Red-brown ark (Barbatia cancellaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-cancellaria},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}