Nut clam
| Nuculidae Temporal range: Paleozoic to Present |
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| Two views of a left valve of Acila cobboldiae from the early of the Netherlands | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculoida |
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Nuculidae Gray, 1824 |
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Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculoida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.
The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still uncertain. Their systematics has been based mainly on their feces.
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