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Hooded ark

Cucullaea labiata ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The hooded ark (Cucullaea labiata) is a species in the family Cucullaeidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the hooded ark

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 the hooded ark live?

Not recorded

Is the hooded ark 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 the hooded ark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyCucullaeidae
  6. genusCucullaea
  7. SpeciesCucullaea labiata ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Synonyms Arca concamera, Arca concamerata, Arca cucullata, Arca cucullus, Arca labiata, Cucullaea auriculifera, Cucullaea cucullata, Cucullaea plicata

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Common Cowl shellEnglish
  • Hooded ark shellEnglish
  • návka kapucovitáCzech
  • Hauben-ArchenmuschelGerman
  • ヌノメアカガイJapanese
  • Капюшоновая аркаRussian
  • kukulka fŕkanáSlovak
  • 圓魁蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooded ark

Other species in the same genus Cucullaea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hooded ark?

The hooded ark (Cucullaea labiata) 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). Hooded ark (Cucullaea labiata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-ark

MLA

“Hooded ark (Cucullaea labiata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-ark.

BibTeX
@misc{hooded_ark_2026,
  title = {Hooded ark (Cucullaea labiata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-ark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}