Nuculidae
Also known as: Nussmuscheln, Nut Clam, Nut Clams, Nut Shells, Nøddemuslinger, nut clam, nut clams, nut shells
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Nuculida |
| Family | Nuculidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1824). Shells. in: Parry W.E. (ed.) Supplement to Appendix, Parry’s Voyage for the Discovery of a north-west passage in the years 1819-1820, contaning an account of the subjects of Natural History. London: John Murray Appendix 10, Zool.: 24 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 31 |
| Species records held | 608 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 714 |
| GBIF key | 6876 |
Genera in Nuculidae
- Nucula — 373 species: Nucula abbreviata, Nucula abrupta, Nucula acuminata, Nucula acutula, Nucula aegeensis, Nucula alcocki, Nucula alta, Nucula amica
- Ennucula — 55 species: Ennucula aegeensis, Ennucula agujana, Ennucula astricta, Ennucula bathybia, Ennucula bengalensis, Ennucula cardara, Ennucula colombiana, Ennucula convexa
- Acila — 34 species: Acila allisoni, Acila bellula, Acila brevis, Acila bruneiana, Acila castagni, Acila castrensis, Acila cobboldiae, Acila demessa
- Nuculopsis — 25 species: Nuculopsis anthraconeiloides, Nuculopsis bangarraensis, Nuculopsis barkolensis, Nuculopsis beyrichi, Nuculopsis darlingensis, Nuculopsis fujianensis, Nuculopsis girtyi, Nuculopsis imperta
- Leionucula — 20 species: Leionucula albensis, Leionucula astricta, Leionucula burdigalica, Leionucula frigida, Leionucula haesendoncki, Leionucula hunickeni, Leionucula laevigata, Leionucula musculosa
- Palaeonucula — 18 species: Palaeonucula aldanensis, Palaeonucula biacuta, Palaeonucula cuneiformis, Palaeonucula feruglioi, Palaeonucula hammeri, Palaeonucula menkei, Palaeonucula muffleri, Palaeonucula navis
- Linucula — 13 species: Linucula aptera, Linucula declivis, Linucula delli, Linucula hartvigiana, Linucula mcmurdoensis, Linucula oppressa, Linucula otamatea, Linucula recens
- Pronucula — 13 species: Pronucula atkinsoni, Pronucula benguelana, Pronucula bollonsi, Pronucula covra, Pronucula decorosa, Pronucula distincta, Pronucula fenestralis, Pronucula kermadecensis
- Austronucula — 8 species: Austronucula arenaria, Austronucula australiensis, Austronucula brongersmai, Austronucula galatheae, Austronucula papuensis, Austronucula perminima, Austronucula salamensis, Austronucula schencki
- Nuculoma — 8 species: Nuculoma bisulcata, Nuculoma castor, Nuculoma corbuloides, Nuculoma haesendoncki, Nuculoma nuxavellana, Nuculoma teramachii, Nuculoma tsvetkoviensis, Nuculoma variabilis
- Dacryomya — 5 species: Dacryomya gaveyi, Dacryomya kiparisovae, Dacryomya konishii, Dacryomya peculiaris, Dacryomya tarua
- Lamellinucula — 4 species: Lamellinucula ambrosia, Lamellinucula lunulae, Lamellinucula pyrenoides, Lamellinucula reticularis
- Trigonucula — 4 species: Trigonucula aciloides, Trigonucula goniocostata, Trigonucula problematica, Trigonucula sakawana
- Condylonucula — 3 species: Condylonucula bicornis, Condylonucula cynthiae, Condylonucula maya
- Nuculavus — 3 species: Nuculavus arcuata, Nuculavus cornutus, Nuculavus menuda
- Nuculoidea — 3 species: Nuculoidea delerensis, Nuculoidea dianensis, Nuculoidea opima
- Quadratonucula — 3 species: Quadratonucula asymmetrica, Quadratonucula australiensis, Quadratonucula stella
- Varinucula — 3 species: Varinucula crepida, Varinucula gallinacea, Varinucula sagittata
- Brevinucula — 2 species: Brevinucula pseudopunctata, Brevinucula verrillii
- Economolopsis — 1 species: Economolopsis gordoni
- Eonuculoma — 1 species: Eonuculoma babini
- Gibbonucula — 1 species: Gibbonucula corbuliformis
- Lacia — 1 species: Lacia shumardi
- Lissanucula — 1 species: Lissanucula hilli
- Manchurinucula — 1 species:
- Neonucula — 1 species:
- Phymodonucula — 1 species:
- Similoconcha — 1 species:
- Sinonucula — 1 species:
- Skyphoconcha — 1 species:
- Pectinucula
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.