About Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)
Barbatia amygdalumtostum, commonly called the almond ark or burnt-almond ark, is a species of bearded ark clams that belongs to the family Arcidae. It was first described by Peter Friedrich Röding in 1798. This species occurs in the littoral and sublittoral zones of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Fossil specimens of Barbatia amygdalumtostum are also known from the Miocene epoch of Japan. The shell of Barbatia amygdalumtostum can reach a maximum length of 6 cm (2.4 inches).
