Nuculanidae Temporal range: Permian to Present
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Three shells of Nuculana minuta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Nuculanida |
Superfamily: | Nuculanoidea |
Family: | Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 |
Genera | |
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Nuculanidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida. Species in this family are found in all seas, from shallow to deep water.