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Arca lactea

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BPBM 4399Malacology

Arca lactea

Milky Ark

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae

Collected by
R.E.C. Stearns; A. GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →R.E.C. Stearns →
Locality
England
Region
England
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Arca lacteaSpecies page ›

Striarca lactea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 462 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

Striarca lactea observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Tarragona, Spain

(c) Tim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Striarca lactea observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

03724 Moraira, Alicante, España

(c) eva_b_s, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Striarca lactea observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

83270 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France

(c) adrien_bariou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Striarca lactea observed 2026-09-06

2026-09-06

Praia da Boca Velha, Sesimbra, Lisboa, PT

(c) Josué Amoroso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Striarca lactea observed 2026-09-04

2026-09-04

Gruissan, FR

(c) emmanuel_varlet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Striarca lactea observed 2026-09-02

2026-09-02

Sali, HR-ZD, HR

(c) Sonja Huc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Arca lactea. BPBM 4399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35195993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/4399.

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