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Barbatia spathulata

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Barbatia spathulata

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 spathulata live?

Not recorded

Is Barbatia spathulata 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 spathulata classified?

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

Synonyms Arca spathulata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Barbatia spathulata

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

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Barbatia spathulata?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{barbatia_spathulata_2026,
  title = {Barbatia spathulata (Barbatia spathulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbatia-spathulata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}