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Arca noae   Linnaeus, 1758

Noah's ark

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Algeria country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: M: Ref. 74416.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kalognomi, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Arcida (Arks) > Arcidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 2754).   Subtropical; 46°N - 17°S, 17°W - 36°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - ? cmCommon length : 10.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 437); max. reported age: 16 years (Ref. 7879)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth based on ecology.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 437)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.9 - 17.5, mean 15 (based on 28 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.34; tmax=16).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.