Arca

From Latin arca (“ark”). Named by Carl Linnaeus in reference to Noah's Ark, due to the interior of the shell resembling a wooden boat.

Arca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Arcidae – typical ark clams or ark shells.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Pteriomorphia - superorder; Arcida - order; Arcoidea - superfamily; Arcidae - family

• (genus): Arca noae - type species; for other species see Arca at World Register of Marine Species .

• Arca (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Arca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arca at AnimalBase
• Arca at World Register of Marine Species
• Arca on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Arca at Encyclopedia of Life
• Arca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Arca at Fossilworks

Arca (plural Arcas)

1. A surname​.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arca is the 32792^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 700 individuals. Arca is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.0%), Hispanic/Latino (34.29%), and White (12.71%) individuals.

• AACR, Cara

• Arcae

From Ancient Greek Ἄρκη (Árkē)

Arca f (genitive Arcae); first declension

1. A town of Phoenicia situated between Tripolis and Antaradus

First declension.

• Arcēnus

• Arca in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Arca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette