Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)

Yasser, Amaal Gh., Naser, Murtada D., Abdul-Sahib, Ibtisam M. & Abdullah, Dawood S., 2023, New records of bivalves from the Iraqi coast, Ecologica Montenegrina 62, pp. 50-54 : 51

Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)

( Fig. 1A )

Material examined: 6 specimens, length= 28mm, ( MSC:500 ).

Shell description

Often subrectangular and anteriorly decreased. Coarse sculpture composed of lamellae interlaced with radial riblets. Adductor vehicles were lifted somewhat. White to buff with orange or pink undertones.

Habitat: Lower coast and below: adhering to corals and rocks.

Distribution: all ( Fig. 2 ).

Figures

Figure 1. Photographs of some of the newly recorded species: A – Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817) 28mm; B – Sunetta effossa (Hanley, 1843) 42mm; C – Scissileda tropica (Melvill, 1897) 18mm; D – Protapes cor (Sowerby, 1853) 75mm; E – Circentia callipyga (Born, 1778) 47mm; F – Acrosterigma lacunosa (Reeve, 1845) 65mm.

Figure 2. Zones of distribution of marine bivalves in the Persian-Arabian Gulf.