Range: 35°N to 15°S; 91°W to 32.3°W Depth: 0 to 140 m Maximum Reported Size: 90 mm
Synonymy
Arca noae auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Byssoarca zebra Swainson, 1833 Arca occidentalis Philippi, 1847 Scapharca occidentalis (Philippi, 1847) Arca barbadensis d'Orbigny, 1853
Details
Byssoarca zebraSwainson, 1833b, pl. 118 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Bay of Naples; West Indies; Jamaica Range: 35°N to 15°S; 91°W to 32.3°W Depth: 0 to 140 m Maximum Reported Size: 90 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Bermuda References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Lyons (1989b) d
Arca barbadensisd'Orbigny, 1853, p. 321-322 [Synonym] Attributed to: Petiver (1708); d'Orbigny (1842) Type Locality: Cuba; Saint-Lucie; Martinique; Saint Thomas; Jamaica Distribution: Cuba, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Martinique, St. Lucia References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Arca noae auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s Comments: Misidentification.
Arca occidentalis Philippi, 1847, [Synonym] Combining Genera: Scapharca
Partial List of References
d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?. Swainson, W. 1833. Zoological Illustrations, or Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology and arranged according to their apparent affinities Zoological Illustrations (2)3 pls. 97-136. Baldwin & Cradock and Havell: London.
