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Family: Noetiidae noetiid ark shells (noetiid)



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25 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Arcopsis adamsi
[Cancellate ark]
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Arcopsis afra
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Arcopsis sculptilis
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Arcopsis solida
[Solid ark]
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Arcopsis symmetrica
[]
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Arcopsis thielei
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Didimacar soyosae
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Didimacar tenebrica
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Estellacar galactodes
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FAO

Western Pacific and India
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Estellacar olivacea (Reeve, 1844)

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Estellacar olivacea
[Olive ark]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Noetia bisulcata
[]
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Noetia gambiensis
[Gambia ark]
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Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Noetia lindae
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Noetia ponderosa
[Ponderous ark]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm SHL
 
Noetiella vivianae
[]
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Spinearca fausta
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Striarca centenaria
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Striarca erythraea
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Striarca lactea
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Striarca symmetrica
[Symmetrical ark shell]
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Striarca tenebrica
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Striarca zebeunsis
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Verilarca fausta
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Verilarca interplicata
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Verilarca sinensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arcopsis adamsi Cancellate ark Western Atlantic 1.7 DL 1886
Arcopsis afra Northwest Pacific and Wes 1791
Arcopsis sculptilis Indo-Pacific. 1844
Arcopsis solida Solid ark Eastern Pacific and Weste 1833
Arcopsis symmetrica Northwest Pacific 1844
Arcopsis thielei Western Pacific. 1938
Didimacar soyosae Northwest Pacific 1958
Didimacar tenebrica Indo-Pacific. 1844
Estellacar galactodes Pacific Ocean 1842
Estellacar olivacea Olive ark Western Pacific and India 3.5 SHL 1844
Noetia bisulcata Northwest Pacific and Wes 2.5 DL 1819
Noetia gambiensis Gambia ark Eastern Central Atlantic 1844
Noetia lindae Western Atlantic. 2.9 DL 1998
Noetia ponderosa Ponderous ark Western Atlantic. 6 DL 1822
Noetiella vivianae Northwest Pacific 1.3 SHL 1990
Spinearca fausta Northwest Pacific 1951
Striarca centenaria Northwest Pacific 1824
Striarca erythraea Western Indian Ocean 1869
Striarca lactea Mediterranean Sea. 1758
Striarca symmetrica Symmetrical ark shell Indo-Pacific. 0.7 TL 1844
Striarca tenebrica Northwest Pacific 1844
Striarca zebeunsis Western Central Pacific 1844
Verilarca fausta Western Central Pacific 1951
Verilarca interplicata Northwest Pacific. 1928
Verilarca sinensis Western Pacific. 1931



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