Nut Shells

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]

Genera

• Acila H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858
• Adrana Adams and Adams, 1858
• Austronucula Powell, 1939
• Brevinucula Thiele, 1934
• Condylonucula D.R. Moore, 1977
• Ennucula Iredale, 1931
• Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944
• Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 †
• Linucula Marwick, 1931
• Neonucula Lan & Lee, 2001
• Nucula Lamarck, 1799
• Pronucula Hedley, 1902
• Sinonucula Xu, 1985

Genera brought into synonymy

• Lionucula Thiele, 1934 synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
• Nuculoma Cossmann, 1907 : synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
• Polyodonta Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 : synonym of Nucula Lamarck, 1799

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• Bieler R. & Mikkelsen P. 2006. Bivalvia – a look at the Branches. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 148, 223–235
• Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. pp. 113–133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184.. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca