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Nuculidae
Family of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.[1]
The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still uncertain. Their systematics have been based mainly on their feces.[2]
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Genera
- Acila H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858
- Adrana Adams and Adams, 1858
- Austronucula Powell, 1939
- Brevinucula Thiele, 1934
- Condylonucula D.R. Moore, 1977
- Ennucula Iredale, 1931
- Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944
- Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 †
- Linucula Marwick, 1931
- Neonucula Lan & Lee, 2001
- Nucula Lamarck, 1799
- Pronucula Hedley, 1902
- Sinonucula Xu, 1985
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Lionucula Thiele, 1934 synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
- Nuculoma Cossmann, 1907 : synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
- Polyodonta Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 : synonym of Nucula Lamarck, 1799
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