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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00115

Lamarcka ventricosa

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Lamarcka ventricosa — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Lamarcka ventricosa

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 records the source name Arca ventricosa at Kauai stations Ka1, Ka3, and Ka4.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1549091 accepts Lamarcka ventricosa and provides the bridge from Arca ventricosa.

The records are from three Kauai coastal marine survey stations within nearshore scope.

Multiple direct Kauai survey-station records and an authoritative synonym bridge verify historical occurrence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Lamarcka ventricosa
Other names
Lamarcka ventricosa · Arca ventricosa
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical surveyed occurrence; later community records do not independently establish authoritative current status.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Lamarcka ventricosa is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Multiple direct Kauai survey-station records and an authoritative synonym bridge verify historical occurrence.

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