Species Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Divaricated Ark, Laminated Noah's Ark
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
August 2002 - Peter U. Middelfart, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Type data:
Status unknown, Red Sea.- Byssoarca divaricata Sowerby. G.B. 1833. Characters of new species of Mollusca and conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833: 16-134.
Secondary source:
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Arca. pp. Plate III-XVII in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. (species 108). - Arca (Byssoarca) dubia Baird, W. 1873. Shells. pp. 431-454 in Brenchley, J.L. (ed.). Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaçoa among the South Sea Islands in 1865. London : Longmans, Green & Co. [Date published 31/12/1873] [453, pl. xlii, figs 5-6].
Secondary source:
Iredale, T. 1937. Mollusca. pp. 232-261, pls 15-17 in Whitley, G.P. The Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [Date published 12 March] [233]; Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [262]. - Acar dubia digma Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [262].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.59612 dry, Lord Howe Island, NSW [31°32‘56.4‘S 159°3‘43.2‘E]. - Acar dubia kerma Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [262].
Type data:
Status unknown, Kermadec Islands.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [130, text fig.; 560-561] (Huber also lists the additional synonyms: Arca plicata Chemnitz, 1795 [(non binomial); Arca irioides Menke, 1843; Arca donaciformis Reeve, 1844; Acar hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938; Acar laysana Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938; Barbatia numaensis Noda, 1966)
Generic Combinations
- Barbatia (Acar) divaricata (Sowerby, 1833). —
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [501] - Barbatia (Acar) dubia (Baird, 1873).
- Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817). —
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, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [130, text fig.; 559-561] - Barbatia (Acar) plicata (Dillwyn, 1817). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [50, fig. 69] - Barbatia plicata (Dillwyn, 1817). —
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [366]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also in NT and Comoros Islands (?) according to the Australian Museum Sydney collection; Indo-west Pacific, Introduced to Mediterranean
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Among rocks, marine, rock bottom, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Rock bottom
General References
Hedley, C. 1916. A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1: 152-226 [154] (as Arca domingensis)
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, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [130, text fig.; 559-561]
Iredale, T. 1937. Mollusca. pp. 232-261, pls 15-17 in Whitley, G.P. The Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [Date published 12 March] [233] (As Acar dubia Baird)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [50, fig. 69]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [154]
Tate, R. 1887. A revision of the Recent lamellibranch and palliobranch Mollusca of South Australia. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 76-111 [103]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [255] (used for the available name Barbatia laminata) (Laminated Noah's Ark)
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Arca. pp. Plate III-XVII in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. (species 108; use for the available name Arca divaricata) (Divaricated Ark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Jul-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Aug-2012 | 28-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 01-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |