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Ragged ark

Barbatia lacerata (Bruguière, 1789)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the ragged 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 ragged ark live?

Not recorded

Is the ragged 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 ragged ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusBarbatia
  7. SpeciesBarbatia lacerata (Bruguière, 1789)

Synonyms Arca barbajovis, Arca lacerata, Barbatia lacerata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • オオミノエガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ragged 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

CompareRagged ark vs Hairy arkRagged ark vs Red-brown arkRagged ark vs Almond arkRagged ark vs Comet ark

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ragged ark?

The ragged ark (Barbatia lacerata) belongs to the family Arcidae 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). Ragged ark (Barbatia lacerata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ragged-ark

MLA

“Ragged ark (Barbatia lacerata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ragged-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{ragged_ark_2026,
  title = {Ragged ark (Barbatia lacerata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ragged-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}