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Bristly ark

Barbatia setigera (Reeve, 1844)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The bristly ark (Barbatia setigera) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the bristly 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 bristly ark live?

Not recorded

Is the bristly 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 bristly ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia setigera (Reeve, 1844)

Synonyms Arca setigera, Barbatia setigera

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bristly 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

CompareBristly ark vs Hairy arkBristly ark vs Red-brown arkBristly ark vs Almond arkBristly ark vs Comet ark

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What kind of animal is the bristly ark?

The bristly ark (Barbatia setigera) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bristly ark (Barbatia setigera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bristly-ark

MLA

“Bristly ark (Barbatia setigera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bristly-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{bristly_ark_2026,
  title = {Bristly ark (Barbatia setigera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bristly-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}