Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Arcoida > Superfamily Arcoidea > Family Arcidae > Genus Arca

Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Arca*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name
*Tetrarca*	F. Nordsieck, 1969	synonym

Species group names

*Arca noe*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Arca noe*	[sic]	synonym
*Arca noe var. abbreviata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891	synonym
*Arca noe var. albida*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. arcuata*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. atra*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. bifurcata*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. clausa*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891	synonym
*Arca noe var. expansa*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. immensa*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. ktenasi*	Sakellariou, 1958	synonym
*Arca noe var. latipes*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. maravelakisi*	Sakellariou, 1958	synonym
*Arca noe var. pessima*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. sandalina*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. stricta*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. suprapectinata*	Coen, 1929	synonym
*Arca noe var. transversa*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891	synonym
*Arca noe var. truncatula*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. typica*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym
*Arca noe var. ventricosa*	Monterosato, 1916	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: midhja varkë e noes sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Catalan: peu de cabrit sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

English: Noah's arch sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

French: arche de Noe sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Arche Noah-Muschel

Greek: Καλόγνωμη sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: arca di Noè sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Polish: arka Noego

Spanish, Castillian: arca de Noé

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Spry, J.F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). Tanganyika Notes and Records 63
additional source	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138788