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False ark shell

The false ark shells (Cucullaea) are a small genus of marine bivalve molluscs related to the ark clams. The genus is the only member of the family Cucullaeidae.

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False ark shell
View of umbones of Cucullaea labiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Superfamily: Arcoidea
Family: Cucullaeidae
Stewart 1930
Genus: Cucullaea
Lamarck, 1801 1
Species

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Synonyms

Cuculina Rafinesque, 1815

The false ark shells (Cucullaea) are a small genus of marine bivalve molluscs related to the ark clams. The genus is the only member of the family Cucullaeidae.2

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

References

References

  1. Tran, Bastien (2010). "Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. "CAAB taxon report". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  3. Cucullaea elegans (Fischer) at gbif.org
  4. Cucullaea gigantea Conrad, 1862 in Paleobiology Database (2018) https://www.gbif.org/species/121408017