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 | |
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.[2]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
- †Cucullaea elegans (Fischer)[3]
- Cucullaea granulosa Jonas, 1846[1]
- Cucullaea labiata Lightfoot, 1786)[1]
- Cucullaea petita Iredale, 1939[1]
- Cucullaea vaga Iredale, 1930[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tran, Bastien (2010). "Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ CAAB taxon report.
- ↑ Cucullaea elegans (Fischer) at gbif.org
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