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Barbatia ornata

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Barbatia ornata

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 ornata live?

Not recorded

Is Barbatia ornata 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 ornata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia ornata (Deshayes, 1858)

Synonyms Arca ornata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Barbatia ornata

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

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Barbatia ornata?

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

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APA

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{barbatia_ornata_2026,
  title = {Barbatia ornata (Barbatia ornata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-ornata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}