Acar (bivalve)


Acar is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Arcidae, the ark clams.
Some authors consider it to be a subgenus of Barbatia.

Species

Species in this genus include:
  • Acar abdita P. G. Oliver & Chesney, 1994
  • Acar agulhasensis
  • Acar bailyi Bartsch, 1931
  • Acar botanica
  • Acar carditaeformis
  • Acar clathrata
  • Acar congenita
  • Acar decorata
  • Acar dubia
  • Acar gradata, from California, US
  • Acar lepidoformis Francisco, Barros & S. Lima, 2012
  • Acar marsupialis P. G. Oliver & Holmes, 2004
  • Acar naturezae Francisco, Barros & S. Lima, 2012
  • Acar oliveirae Francisco, Barros & S. Lima, 2012
  • Acar olivercoseli M. Huber, 2010
  • Acar petasion
  • Acar plicata
  • Acar pusilla
  • Acar requiescens
  • Acar rostae
  • Acar sandersonae Powell, 1933
  • Acar sociella
  • Acar squamosa
  • Acar transmar Simone, 2009, from Brazil
Although Simone lists another species Acar domingensis, it has been reclassified as Barbatia.