False ark shell | |
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View of umbones of Cucullaea labiata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Superfamily: | Arcoidea |
Family: | Cucullaeidae Stewart 1930 |
Genus: | Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801 |
Species | |
See text | |
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.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
- †Cucullaea elegans (Fischer)
- †Cucullaea gigantea Conrad, 1862
- Cucullaea granulosa Jonas, 1846
- Cucullaea labiata Lightfoot, 1786)
- Cucullaea petita Iredale, 1939
- Cucullaea vaga Iredale, 1930
References
- ^ Tran, Bastien (2010). "Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- CAAB taxon report.
- Cucullaea elegans (Fischer) at gbif.org
- Cucullaea gigantea Conrad, 1862 in Paleobiology Database (2018) https://www.gbif.org/species/121408017
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cucullaeidae |
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