| Nuculidae Temporal range: Paleozoic to Present
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| Two views of a left valve of Acila cobboldiae from the early Pleistocene of the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculida |
| Superfamily: | Nuculoidea |
| Family: | Nuculidae Gray, 1824 |
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Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.[1]
The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still uncertain. Their systematics have been based mainly on their feces.[2]
- ^ Mikkelsen, Paula M. (2008). Seashells of southern Florida : living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and adjacent regions, bivalves. Rüdiger Bieler. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11606-8. OCLC 78071775.
- ^ WoRMS (2011). Nuculidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204 on 2011-05-04