False ark shell | |
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View of umbones of Cucullaea labiata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Superfamily: | Arcoidea |
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]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: