Biology:Arcuatula

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Arcuatula
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.316385 - Arcuatula papyria (Conrad, 1846) - Mytilidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Arcuatula papyria
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Arcuatula
Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919[1]
Type species
Arcuatula perfragilis
Dunker, 1857
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Lamya Soot-Ryen, 1958
  • Musculista Yamamoto & Habe, 1958

Arcuatula is a genus of mussels from the family Mytilidae.

Species

The following species are currently recognised under the genus Arcuatula:[1]

  • Arcuatula arcuatula (Hanley, 1843)
  • Arcuatula capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Arcuatula elegans (Gray, 1828)
  • Arcuatula glaberrima (Dunker, 1857)
  • Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857)
  • Arcuatula leucosticte (Martens, 1897)
  • Arcuatula papyria (Conrad, 1846)
  • Arcuatula perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)
  • Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842)
  • Arcuatula tristis (Dunker, 1857)
  • Arcuatula variegate (Benson, 1856)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18583321 entry