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Cryptochasma ovale

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Cryptochasma ovale is a species in the family Cucullaeidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about Cryptochasma ovale

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Cryptochasma ovale live?

Not recorded

Is Cryptochasma ovale endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Cryptochasma ovale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyCucullaeidae
  6. genusCryptochasma
  7. SpeciesCryptochasma ovale R. Casey, 1961

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptochasma ovale

Other species in the same family Cucullaeidae.

Hooded ark

Cucullaea labiata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Cryptochasma ovale?

Cryptochasma ovale (Cryptochasma ovale) belongs to the family Cucullaeidae in the order Arcida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptochasma ovale (Cryptochasma ovale). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptochasma-ovale

MLA

“Cryptochasma ovale (Cryptochasma ovale).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptochasma-ovale.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptochasma_ovale_2026,
  title = {Cryptochasma ovale (Cryptochasma ovale)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptochasma-ovale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}