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Comb bathyark

Bathyarca pectunculoides (Scacchi, 1835)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The comb bathyark (Bathyarca pectunculoides) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the comb bathyark

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 comb bathyark live?

Not recorded

Is the comb bathyark 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 comb bathyark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBathyarca
  7. SpeciesBathyarca pectunculoides (Scacchi, 1835)

Synonyms Arca inaequalis, Arca koreni, Arca pectunculiformis, Arca pectunculoides, Arca pectunculoides var. grandis, Arca pectunculoides var. major, Arca pectunculoides var. septentrionalis, Arca verrilli, Bathyarca anomala, Bathyarca grandis, Bathyarca inaequalis, Bathyarca pectenculoides, Bathyarca pectunculoides pellucida, Bathyarca pectunculoides var. pellucida, Bathyarca petunculoides

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Hebridean ark shellEnglish
  • Costaire faux-pétoncleFrench
  • mindre raktandmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the comb bathyark

Other species in the same genus Bathyarca.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the comb bathyark?

The comb bathyark (Bathyarca pectunculoides) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Comb bathyark (Bathyarca pectunculoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-bathyark

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“Comb bathyark (Bathyarca pectunculoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-bathyark.

BibTeX
@misc{comb_bathyark_2026,
  title = {Comb bathyark (Bathyarca pectunculoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-bathyark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}