| 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.
Genera and species within the family Nuculanidae include:
Fossil taxa:
Nucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.
Cuspidariidae is a family of small marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Cuspidarioidea.
Limopsidae is a family of bivalves, related to the ark clams and bittersweets. This family contains about thirty species in seven genera.
Malletiidae is a family of bivalves in the order Nuculanida.
Solariella is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
Lasaeidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is Kellia.
Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida.
Verticordiidae is a family of benthic marine bivalves in the superorder Anomalodesmata. These clams range from 2 - 200 millimeters in length and are mainly found in coastal waters surrounding Australia and the Americas, though a few species within this family such as Haliris mediopacifica are found in the middle of the ocean. Verticordiidae is known for being a family of septibranchs, or predatory bivalves, rather than filter feeders. Clams dig vertical burrows in substrate and use papillae around the edges of their inhalant siphons to detect microscopic prey. Some clams in this family, specifically in the genus Trigonulina, have distinct extended circular formations on their shells.
Lamellaria is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.
Cylichna is a genus of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cylichnidae, the "chalice bubble snails".
Philine is a genus of sea slugs or sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Philininae of the family Philinidae, the headshield slugs or paper bubbles.
Propebela is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Thracia is a genus of bivalve mollusc in the family Thraciidae.
Cuspidaria is a genus of bivalves in the family Cuspidariidae.
Ennucula is a genus of marine bivalves that inhabit all the world's oceans. They are placed in the family Nuculidae. Ennucula fossils have been in strata deposited 15.6-15.4 million years ago.
Nuculana is a genus of bivalves in the family Nuculanidae. It includes the following species:
Periglypta is a genus of bivalves in the family Periplomatidae.
Saccella is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Nuculanidae.
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