Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Alternative combination: Arca trigona
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) thevestensis, Cucullaea (Idonearca) tippana, 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 (5 collections), Egypt (15)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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