False ark shell
| False ark shell | |
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| View of umbones of Cucullaea labiata (Lightfoot, 1786) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Pteriomorpha |
| Order: | Arcoida |
| Family: | Cucullaeidae Stewart 1930 |
| Genus: | Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801 [1] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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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:[1]
- Cucullaea granulosa Jonas, 1846
- Cucullaea labiata Lightfoot, 1786)
- Cucullaea petita Iredale, 1939
- Cucullaea vaga Iredale, 1930
References
- 1 2 Tran, Bastien (2010). "Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ CAAB taxon report.
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