Nuculanidae
Also known as: Elongate Nut Clams, Nut Clams, Pointed Nut Clam, Pointed Nut Clams, Schnabelmuscheln, Schwanenhals-Nussmuscheln, Schwanenhalsmuscheln, Svanehalsmuslinger
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Nuculanida |
| Family | Nuculanidae |
| Published in | Adams, H., & Adams, A. (1853). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 29 |
| Species records held | 463 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 785 |
| GBIF key | 3475 |
Genera in Nuculanidae
- Nuculana — 159 species: Nuculana acinacea, Nuculana acuta, Nuculana acutilineata, Nuculana aequilata, Nuculana akidota, Nuculana alferovi, Nuculana alfurica, Nuculana alpina
- Saccella — 90 species: Saccella acapulcensis, Saccella acinaciformis, Saccella acrita, Saccella acuticauda, Saccella andrewi, Saccella approximans, Saccella arowhana, Saccella bathybia
- Ledella — 64 species: Ledella aberrata, Ledella acinula, Ledella aequatorialis, Ledella argentinae, Ledella austrina, Ledella austrocubana, Ledella bernardi, Ledella brachyryncha
- Jupiteria — 24 species: Jupiteria agapea, Jupiteria aipeia, Jupiteria antarctirostrata, Jupiteria charon, Jupiteria chiriquiana, Jupiteria concava, Jupiteria dissensa, Jupiteria duttonae
- Propeleda — 13 species: Propeleda carpenteri, Propeleda conceptionis, Propeleda dirham, Propeleda ensicula, Propeleda fortiana, Propeleda hickmanae, Propeleda longicaudata, Propeleda loshka
- Adrana — 12 species: Adrana aegra, Adrana crenifera, Adrana electa, Adrana gloriosa, Adrana lancea, Adrana ludmillae, Adrana metcalfei, Adrana patagonica
- Glyptoleda — 12 species: Glyptoleda borealica, Glyptoleda coleyi, Glyptoleda elongata, Glyptoleda flexuosa, Glyptoleda glomerata, Glyptoleda intricata, Glyptoleda javesi, Glyptoleda nuculiformis
- Lembulus — 12 species: Lembulus belcheri, Lembulus bicuspidatus, Lembulus decorus, Lembulus forlii, Lembulus gemmulatus, Lembulus gruveli, Lembulus lamellatus, Lembulus montagui
- Calorhadia — 10 species: Calorhadia albirupina, Calorhadia bella, Calorhadia compsa, Calorhadia equalis, Calorhadia evanescentior, Calorhadia opulenta, Calorhadia petropolitana, Calorhadia praecompsa
- Clidophorus — 9 species: Clidophorus alpinus, Clidophorus brevi, Clidophorus neglectus, Clidophorus obliquus, Clidophorus obscurus, Clidophorus planulatus, Clidophorus postvolutus, Clidophorus praevolutus
- Parayoldiella — 8 species: Parayoldiella angulata, Parayoldiella hadalis, Parayoldiella idsubonini, Parayoldiella inflata, Parayoldiella kermadecensis, Parayoldiella knudseni, Parayoldiella mediana, Parayoldiella ultraabyssalis
- Phestia — 8 species: Phestia corrugata, Phestia lusabaensis, Phestia nova, Phestia obtusa, Phestia sabattinae, Phestia wortheni, Phestia xiashibeiensis, Phestia zhejiangensis
- Lamellileda — 6 species: Lamellileda parallelodonta, Lamellileda sandersi, Lamellileda sibogaensis, Lamellileda soyomaruae, Lamellileda tatei, Lamellileda typica
- Nucundata — 6 species: Nucundata cuiluanehsis, Nucundata cuiluanensis, Nucundata obliqua, Nucundata prolonga, Nucundata truncata, Nucundata undata
- Poroleda — 5 species: Poroleda antiqua, Poroleda extenuata, Poroleda huttonii, Poroleda lanceolata, Poroleda spathula
- Pseudoportlandia — 5 species: Pseudoportlandia ellisi, Pseudoportlandia fluvilutea, Pseudoportlandia solenelloides, Pseudoportlandia tahuia, Pseudoportlandia totangiensis
- Veteranella — 5 species: Veteranella jinjiensis, Veteranella langnongensis, Veteranella reidi, Veteranella strenua, Veteranella tenuistriata
- Ledellina — 4 species: Ledellina anteroplana, Ledellina convexirostrata, Ledellina formabile, Ledellina olivacea
- Costatoleda — 2 species: Costatoleda psammobiaeformis, Costatoleda tuberculata
- Dacromya — 2 species: Dacromya chetaensis, Dacromya nagaensis
- Paleyoldia — 2 species: Paleyoldia angustia, Paleyoldia bruta
- Litorhadia — 1 species: Litorhadia buenoi
- Meganuculana — 1 species: Meganuculana alleni
- Politoleda — 1 species: Politoleda polita
- Robaia — 1 species:
- Xiaoshuiculana — 1 species:
- Ezonuculana
- Ledoides
- Portlandella
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.