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Olive ark

Estellacar olivacea (Reeve, 1844)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The olive ark (Estellacar olivacea) is a species in the family Noetiidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the olive 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 olive ark live?

Not recorded

Is the olive 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 olive ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyNoetiidae
  6. genusEstellacar
  7. SpeciesEstellacar olivacea (Reeve, 1844)

Synonyms Arca olivacea, Estellarca olivacea, Striarca olivacea

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • 올리브복털조개Korean
  • 橄欖蚶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the olive ark

Other species in the same genus Estellacar.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the olive ark?

The olive ark (Estellacar olivacea) belongs to the family Noetiidae in the order Arcida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olive ark (Estellacar olivacea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-ark

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“Olive ark (Estellacar olivacea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{olive_ark_2026,
  title = {Olive ark (Estellacar olivacea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}