Nuculidae
Family of bivalves
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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][2]
| Nuculidae Temporal range: Paleozoic to Present | |
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| Two views of a left valve of Acila cobboldiae from the early Pleistocene of the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculida |
| Superfamily: | Nuculoidea |
| Family: | Nuculidae Gray, 1824 |
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The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still uncertain. Their systematics have been based mainly on their feces.[3]
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