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]

False ark shell
View of umbones of Cucullaea labiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Species

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The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Tran, Bastien (2010). "Cucullaea Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ^ CAAB taxon report.
  3. ^ Cucullaea elegans (Fischer) at gbif.org
  4. ^ Cucullaea gigantea Conrad, 1862 in Paleobiology Database (2018) https://www.gbif.org/species/121408017