Nuculida
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Order of bivalves
Not to be confused with Nuculanida.
| Nuculida | |
|---|---|
| Nucula nucleus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Protobranchia |
| Order: | Nuculida Dall, 1889 |
| Superfamilies | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nuculoida | |
Nuculida is an order of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, within the subclass Protobranchia. "Nuculida" is sometimes spelled "Nuculoida". This order contains two families, the extant Nuculidae and the extinct Praenuculidae.[1] Clams in the family Nuculidae are commonly known as nut clams.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Molluscabase - Nuculoidea Gray, 1824". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2023年08月04日.
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