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Comet ark

Barbatia cometa (Reeve, 1844)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the comet 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 comet ark live?

Not recorded

Is the comet 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 comet ark classified?

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

Synonyms Arca cometa, Barbatia coma, Barbatia cometa, Barbatirus mimulus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • トヤマエガイJapanese
  • 窄鬍魁蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the comet ark

Other species in the same genus Barbatia.

Hairy ark

Barbatia barbata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Almond ark

Barbatia amygdalumtostum

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Ragged ark

Barbatia lacerata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the comet ark?

The comet ark (Barbatia cometa) 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). Comet ark (Barbatia cometa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/comet-ark

MLA

“Comet ark (Barbatia cometa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/comet-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{comet_ark_2026,
  title = {Comet ark (Barbatia cometa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/comet-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}