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Barbatia epitheca

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Barbatia epitheca

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 epitheca live?

Not recorded

Is Barbatia epitheca 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 epitheca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia epitheca Cotton, 1947

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Barbatia epitheca

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 epitheca vs Hairy arkBarbatia epitheca vs Red-brown arkBarbatia epitheca vs Almond arkBarbatia epitheca vs Comet ark

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Barbatia epitheca?

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

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{barbatia_epitheca_2026,
  title = {Barbatia epitheca (Barbatia epitheca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-epitheca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}