Scaly Ark-shell

Acar squamosa

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–46 m
Water temperature14–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and April
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 2 records
March: 8 records
April: 8 records
May: 4 records
June: 4 records
July: 0 records
August: 2 records
September: 3 records
October: 3 records
November: 3 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–46 m · Deepest record: 46 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 48 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Scaly Ark-shell

Other scientific names: Arca irudina, Arca mcoyi, Arca m'coyi, Arca squamosa, Barbatia (Acar) laminata, Barbatia laminata, Barbatia squamosa

Similar species

Divaricated Ark
Acar plicata
Botany Bay Ark-shell
Acar botanica
Antique ark
Anadara antiquata
Indo-Pacific Ark
Arca navicularis
Burnt-almond ark
Barbatia amygdalumtostum
Kagoshima Blood Cockle
Anadara kagoshimensis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
314 open-data records from 1946 to 2015.

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