Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Truncated ark
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Truncated ark

Lamarcka ventricosa

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1549091, checked 2026-10-31).

English
Truncated ark
Scientific
Lamarcka ventricosa
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Clams and other bivalves
Family
Arcidae (ark clams)
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

An ark clam with a heavy, ribbed, boat-shaped shell, attached by threads in crevices on reefs.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=4, 3 observers).

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.