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Nucula nucleus   Linnaeus, 1758

Common nut clam

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Greece country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis, 2005
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Nuculida () > Veneridae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish; depth range 125 - 200 m (Ref. 2754).   Temperate; 72°N - 36°S, 18°W - 42°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to Temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits mainly muddy detritic areas (Refs. 2780, 96352). May also be found in sandbanks (Ref. 96352). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96292). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.5 - 13.2, mean 8 (based on 108 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.