Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Alternative combinations: Arca diceras, Trigonarca diceras
Belongs to Cucullaea (Idonearca) according to G. M. El Qot 2006
See also Dartevelle and Freneix 1957 and Newton 1917
Sister taxa: Cucullaea (Idonearca) alamoensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) buttensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) calabaza, Cucullaea (Idonearca) ezoensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) gravida, Cucullaea (Idonearca) grossaforma, Cucullaea (Idonearca) maresi, Cucullaea (Idonearca) melhaseana, Cucullaea (Idonearca) muensteri, Cucullaea (Idonearca) thevestensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) tippana, Cucullaea (Idonearca) trigona, Cucullaea (Idonearca) youngi, Idonearca capax, Idonearca carolinensis, Idonearca deserti, Idonearca littlei, Idonearca orientalis, Idonearca stephensoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (1 collection), Angola (1), Egypt (3), Libya (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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