Cucullaea (Idonearca) thevestensis Coquand 1862 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae

Alternative combinations: Arca tevesthensis, Arca thevestensis

Belongs to Cucullaea (Idonearca) according to S. Mendir et al. 2021

See also El Qot 2006

Sister taxa: Cucullaea (Idonearca) alamoensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) buttensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) calabaza, Cucullaea (Idonearca) diceras, Cucullaea (Idonearca) ezoensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) gravida, Cucullaea (Idonearca) grossaforma, Cucullaea (Idonearca) maresi, Cucullaea (Idonearca) melhaseana, Cucullaea (Idonearca) muensteri, 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 Algeria (3 collections), Egypt (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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