Nuculanidae

Nuculanidae
Temporal range: Permian to Present
Three shells of Nuculana minuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Superfamily: Nuculanoidea
Family: Nuculanidae
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Genera

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Nuculanidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida. Species in this family are found in all seas, from shallow to deep water.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Nuculanidae include:

Fossil taxa:

References

  • "Nuculanidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1