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Barbatia palmerae

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Barbatia palmerae

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 palmerae live?

Not recorded

Is Barbatia palmerae 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 palmerae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia palmerae H. G. Richards, 1953

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Barbatia palmerae

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

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Barbatia palmerae?

Barbatia palmerae (Barbatia palmerae) 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 palmerae (Barbatia palmerae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-palmerae

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{barbatia_palmerae_2026,
  title = {Barbatia palmerae (Barbatia palmerae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-palmerae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}