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Twisted ark

Trisidos tortuosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The twisted ark (Trisidos tortuosa) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the twisted 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 twisted ark live?

Not recorded

Is the twisted 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 twisted ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusTrisidos
  7. SpeciesTrisidos tortuosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Arca tortuosa, Parallelepipedum fauroti, Parallepipedum fauroti, Trisidos tortuosa addita, Trisidos tortuosa cingalena, Trisidos yongei, Trisidos yongei archeri, Trisidos yongei lamyi, Trisidos yongei reevei

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Propeller arkEnglish
  • Propellor arkEnglish
  • návka vrtulováCzech
  • Propeller-ArchenmuschelGerman
  • Арка-пропеллерRussian
  • arka pokrivenáSlovak
  • 扭魁蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the twisted ark

Other species in the same genus Trisidos.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the twisted ark?

The twisted ark (Trisidos tortuosa) 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). Twisted ark (Trisidos tortuosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/twisted-ark

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“Twisted ark (Trisidos tortuosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/twisted-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{twisted_ark_2026,
  title = {Twisted ark (Trisidos tortuosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/twisted-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}