BeRMS taxon details
Arca Linnaeus, 1758
137670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137670)
accepted
Genus
- Species Arca lactea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arca nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137670 on 2026-08-30
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Arca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137670 on 2026-08-30
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Vermeij, G.; Amano, K. (2021). The genera <i>Tetrarca</i> (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), <i>Arca</i>, and <i>Lamarcka</i>, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific <i>Tetrarca boucardi</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 42–46. [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
additional source Lamy, E. (1907). Révision des <i>Arca</i> vivants du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(1): 1-111, pl. 1 [15 June 1907]; 55(3): 199-307, pl. 3 [25 September 1907]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292971 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 121 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1945). Opinion 189. Suspension of the rules for <i>Arca</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Pelecypoda, Order Filibranchiata). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 3 (8): 93-108., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34653550 [details]
taxonomy source Vermeij, G.; Amano, K. (2021). The genera <i>Tetrarca</i> (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), <i>Arca</i>, and <i>Lamarcka</i>, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific <i>Tetrarca boucardi</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 42–46. [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
additional source Lamy, E. (1907). Révision des <i>Arca</i> vivants du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(1): 1-111, pl. 1 [15 June 1907]; 55(3): 199-307, pl. 3 [25 September 1907]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292971 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 121 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1945). Opinion 189. Suspension of the rules for <i>Arca</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Pelecypoda, Order Filibranchiata). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 3 (8): 93-108., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34653550 [details]
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