Alternative combinations: Arca (Barbatia) cuculloides, Arca cuculloides
Belongs to Barbatia (Cucullaearca) according to P. Jung 1965
See also Gardner 1945, Harris 1919, Mansfield 1940 and Palmer and Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) lima, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) mississippiensis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana, Cucullaearca candida
Subtaxa: Arca cuculloides ludoviciana
Type specimen: ANSP 30519, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama, Georgia collections)
• Eocene of United States (18: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (11: Alabama, Louisiana)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
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