Arcuatula is a genus of mussels from the family Mytilidae.
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| Arcuatula papyria | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Arcuatula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2017.