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Hazelnut ark

Lamarcka avellana (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The hazelnut ark (Lamarcka avellana) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the hazelnut 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 hazelnut ark live?

Not recorded

Is the hazelnut 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 hazelnut ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusLamarcka
  7. SpeciesLamarcka avellana (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Anadara maculata, Arca acuminata subnormalis, Arca acuminata var. subnormalis, Arca arabica, Arca avellana, Arca bicarinata, Arca cunealis, Arca cuneata, Arca imbricata arabica, Arca imbricata avellana, Arca kraussii, Arca kraussii var. inflata, Arca maculata, Arca patriarchalis, Arca retusa, Arca scabra, Arca zanzibarensis, Barbatia kraussi, Byssoarca maculata, Navicula aladdin, Navicula arabica, Navicula avellana, Navicula terebra, Tegillarca zanzibarensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Flying-bird arkEnglish
  • フネガイJapanese
  • 돌조개Korean
  • Арка ореховаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hazelnut ark

Other species in the same genus Lamarcka.

Mossy ark

Lamarcka imbricata

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is the hazelnut ark?

The hazelnut ark (Lamarcka avellana) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hazelnut ark (Lamarcka avellana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hazelnut-ark

MLA

“Hazelnut ark (Lamarcka avellana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hazelnut-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{hazelnut_ark_2026,
  title = {Hazelnut ark (Lamarcka avellana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hazelnut-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}