Arca zebra   (Swainson, 1833)

Turkey wing

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Arca zebra

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Arcida | Arcidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 140 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical; 70°N - 34°S, 98°W - 2°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 5 cm Max length : 10.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 344)

Short description Morphology

Diagnostic features: Shell rectangular, elongate (twice as long as wide), equivalve. Sculpture of about 20 to 30 irregular radial ribs, and fine concentric threads that cross-ribs and interspaces. Byssal gap present opposite to hinge, moderately narrow. Hinge long. Colour: creamy white, streaked with reddish to dark brown wavy bands. Periostracum brown and dense on fresh shells, covering colour pattern almost completely (Ref. 344).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum size reported in Malacolog database was 9 cm in length (Ref. 83435). Epibiotic (Ref. 104365). It is found attached to the underside of rocks and coral heads by byssus (Ref. 344). Commonly forms dense beds on rocky bottoms at depths of 1 and 20 m (Ref. 121800)

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

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | 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): 16.1 - 27.8, mean 25 (based on 628 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.2).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.