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Cucullaea equidens

Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae

Taxonomy
Arca equidens was named by Tate (1886) [TYPE LOCALITY: Adelaide bore, Kent Town, South Australia, Australia].

It was recombined as Cucullaea equidens by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. acuticarinata, C. aequata, C. amaxensis, C. andersoni, C. antroea, C. antrosa, C. arctica, C. ardassiensis, C. argentina, C. australis, C. beringensis, C. blanpiedi, C. cancellata, C. capex, C. ceres, C. clathrata, C. compressirostra, C. concamera, C. contracta, C. cornueliana, C. cornuetiana, C. crassatesta, C. deatvillensis, C. decussata, C. depressa, C. dewalquei, C. donaldi, C. egertonianus, C. farrei, C. favrei, C. fibrosa, C. fittoni, C. gabrielis, C. grahamensis, C. gresslyi, C. herculea, C. inaequivalvis, C. irritans, C. jaworskii, C. kaufmanensis, C. kingsensis, C. kipandeensis, C. kraussi, C. leopoliensis, C. macrodonta, C. mailleana, C. martini, C. matheroniana, C. mendozana, C. minchiahamplonensis, C. montensis, C. munsteri, C. murrayi, C. nana, C. neglecta, C. obliquata, C. oblonga, C. orientalis, C. ornata, C. pectunculina, C. powersi, C. praelonga, C. raea, C. recedens, C. reesideana, C. reticulata, C. rocana, C. roederi, C. rothi, C. royana, C. royei, C. saffordi, C. sheikhfadli, C. similis, C. singularia, C. texana, C. texta, C. thevestenis, C. transversa, C. volgensis, C. wadei, C. waihaoensis, C. woodsi, C. jaworskii, C. coxi, C. leopoliensis, C. royeri, C. fuegunensis, C. aalensis, C. acuticarinata, C. amaxensis, C. deatvillensis, C. delicatostriata, C. ezoensis, C. ezoensis, C. fujii, C. gratiota, C. mabuchii, C. matheroniana, C. oblonga, C. powersi, C. rothi, C. texta, C. wagadensis, C. hamptoni, C. waihaoensis, C. plana, C. austriaca, C. crassitesta, C. szaboi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Arca equidens Tate p. 139 figs. pl. 11, fig. 9
1970Cucullaea equidens Darragh p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCucullaeidaeStewart 1930
genusCucullaeaLamarck 1801
speciesequidens()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cucullaea equidens Tate 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-02-29 15:53:52
Modified: 2004-02-29 17:53:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Arca equidens (71407)