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Family: Nuculanidae



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107 species (see list below)
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Adrana egregia
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Adrana electa
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Max. Length 6.1 cm NG
 
Adrana gloriosa
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.3 cm NG
Adrana lancea (Thunberg, 1815)

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Adrana lancea
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Adrana ludmillae
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Max. Length 2.8 cm NG
 
Adrana patagonica
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Adrana tellinoides
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Jupiteria manawatawhia
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Jupiteria wolffi
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Ledella aberrata
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Ledella fiascona
[Baja miniature nutclam]
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Ledella finlayi
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Ledella galatheae
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Ledella herdmani
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Ledella jamesi
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Ledella kermadecensis
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Ledella marisnostri
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Ledella messanensis
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Ledella pustulosa
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Ledella similis
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Ledella solidula
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Ledella sublevis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Ledella ultima
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1 cm DL
Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1832)

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Nuculana acuta
[Pointed nutclam]
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Nuculana amiata
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Nuculana anakena
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Nuculana arai
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Nuculana aspecta
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Nuculana bellula
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Nuculana bipennis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Nuculana bushiana
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Nuculana callimene
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Nuculana carpenteri
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Nuculana caudata
[Tailed nutclam]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Nuculana cestrota (Dall, 1889)

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Nuculana cestrota
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Nuculana commutata
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824)

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Nuculana concentrica
[Concentric nutclam]
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Nuculana conceptionis
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Nuculana confusa
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Nuculana crenulata
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Nuculana cuneata
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Nuculana cuspidata
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Nuculana decora
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Nuculana extenuata
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Nuculana fortiana
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Nuculana gomphoidea
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Nuculana gordonis
[Gordon nutclam]
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Nuculana hamata
[Hooked nutclam]
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Nuculana hebes
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Nuculana husamaru
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Nuculana illirica
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Max. Length 0.5 cm SHL
 
Nuculana inaequisculpta
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Nuculana investigator
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Nuculana jacksoni
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Nuculana jamaicensis
[Jamaica nutclam]
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Nuculana karlmartini
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Nuculana kawamurai
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Nuculana larranagai
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Nuculana lectilis
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Nuculana leonina
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Nuculana marella
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Nuculana messanensis
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Nuculana minuta
[Minute nutclam]
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Nuculana navisa
[Ship nutclam]
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Nuculana novaeguineensis
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Nuculana orixa
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Nuculana pella
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Arctic, Atlantic and Paci
Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
Nuculana pernula (Müller, 1779)

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Nuculana pernula
[Northern nutclam]
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Nuculana pernuloides
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Nuculana platessa
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Nuculana procumbens
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Nuculana radiata
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Nuculana recurva
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Nuculana rhytida
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Nuculana sadoensis
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Nuculana scalata
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Nuculana sematensis
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Nuculana semen
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Nuculana sinensis
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Nuculana solida
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Nuculana solidifacta
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Nuculana soyomaruae
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Nuculana subaequilatera
[Unequal nutclam]
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Nuculana takaoensis
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Nuculana tenuisulcata
[Thin nut clam]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.

Nuculana verrilliana (Dall, 1886)

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Nuculana verrilliana
[Barbed nutclam]
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Nuculana vitrea
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Nuculana whitensis
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Nuculana yokoyamai
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Parayoldiella kermadecensis
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Poroleda lanceolata
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Propeleda dirham
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Pacific and the
Max. Length 1.5 cm SHL
Propeleda longicaudata Thiele, 1912

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Propeleda longicaudata
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Saccella brookei
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Saccella cellulita
[Fine-lined nutclam]
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Saccella confusa
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific.

Saccella elenensis (Sowerby I, 1833)

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Saccella elenensis
[Ecuador nutclam]
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Saccella gordonis
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Saccella hedleyi
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Saccella kirai
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Saccella maxwelli
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Saccella penderi
[Sharp-point nutclam]
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Saccella sematensis
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Saccella taphria
[Furrowed nutclam]
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Saccella verconis
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Scissuladrana ludmillae
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Thestyleda louiseae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adrana egregia Western Atlantic. 1882
Adrana electa Western Atlantic. 4.5 DL 1856
Adrana gloriosa Western Central Atlantic 6.1 NG 1855
Adrana lancea Western Central Atlantic 3.3 NG 1815
Adrana ludmillae Western Central Atlantic 1987
Adrana patagonica Western Central Atlantic 2.8 NG 1845
Adrana tellinoides Western Atlantic 1823
Jupiteria manawatawhia Southwest Pacific 1937
Jupiteria wolffi Southwest Pacific 1956
Ledella aberrata Western Atlantic. 1996
Ledella fiascona Baja miniature nutclam Eastern Pacific. 1916
Ledella finlayi Southwest Pacific 1935
Ledella galatheae Southwest Pacific 1970
Ledella herdmani Southwest Pacific 1953
Ledella jamesi Western Atlantic. 1989
Ledella kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 1970
Ledella marisnostri Mediterranean Sea. 2004
Ledella messanensis Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Ledella pustulosa Eastern Atlantic. 1876
Ledella similis Eastern Atlantic. 1989
Ledella solidula Western Atlantic. 1885
Ledella sublevis Atlantic Ocean. 1898
Ledella ultima Atlantic and Antarctica. 0.3 DL 1885
Nuculana acuta Pointed nutclam Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1832
Nuculana amiata Western Atlantic. 1916
Nuculana anakena Southeast Pacific 2012
Nuculana arai Northwest Pacific 1958
Nuculana aspecta Western Atlantic. 1927
Nuculana bellula Southwest Pacific 1856
Nuculana bipennis Western Atlantic. 1927
Nuculana bushiana Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1884
Nuculana callimene Western Atlantic. 1908
Nuculana carpenteri Western Atlantic. 1881
Nuculana caudata Tailed nutclam Western Atlantic. 1801
Nuculana cestrota Western Atlantic 1889
Nuculana commutata Mediterranean Sea 1844
Nuculana concentrica Concentric nutclam Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1824
Nuculana conceptionis Western Atlantic. 1896
Nuculana confusa Western Pacific. 1860
Nuculana crenulata Western Atlantic. 1856
Nuculana cuneata Eastern Pacific. 1833
Nuculana cuspidata Northwest Pacific 1861
Nuculana decora Western Atlantic. 1856
Nuculana extenuata Western Atlantic. 1897
Nuculana fortiana Western Atlantic. 1984
Nuculana gomphoidea Western Atlantic. 1916
Nuculana gordonis Gordon nutclam Northwest Pacific 1920
Nuculana hamata Hooked nutclam Eastern Pacific 1864
Nuculana hebes Western Atlantic. 1885
Nuculana husamaru Northwest Pacific 1940
Nuculana illirica Mediterranean Sea. 1987
Nuculana inaequisculpta Antarctica Pacific and An 0.5 SHL 1906
Nuculana investigator Southwest Pacific 1952
Nuculana jacksoni Southwest Pacific 1841
Nuculana jamaicensis Jamaica nutclam Western Atlantic. 1842
Nuculana karlmartini Western Atlantic. 1964
Nuculana kawamurai Northwest Pacific 1961
Nuculana larranagai Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1969
Nuculana lectilis Western Atlantic. 1915
Nuculana leonina Canada 1896
Nuculana marella Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1964
Nuculana messanensis Western Atlantic 1877
Nuculana minuta Minute nutclam Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At 1776
Nuculana navisa Ship nutclam Eastern Pacific. 1916
Nuculana novaeguineensis Western Central Pacific 1885
Nuculana orixa Western Atlantic. 1927
Nuculana pella Mediterranean Sea 1767
Nuculana pernula Northern nutclam Arctic, Atlantic and Paci 1.8 DL 1779
Nuculana pernuloides Northwest Pacific 1882
Nuculana platessa Western Atlantic 1.0 DL
Nuculana procumbens Western Pacific 1932
Nuculana radiata Arctic and Northern Pacif 1885
Nuculana recurva Western Atlantic. 1831
Nuculana rhytida Western Atlantic and East 1908
Nuculana sadoensis Northwest Pacific. 1926
Nuculana scalata Western Pacific. 1932
Nuculana sematensis Northwest Pacific 1943
Nuculana semen Western Atlantic. 1885
Nuculana sinensis Western Pacific 1984
Nuculana solida Western Atlantic. 1881
Nuculana solidifacta Western Central Atlantic 1886
Nuculana soyomaruae Northwest Pacific 1962
Nuculana subaequilatera Unequal nutclam Western Atlantic. 1879
Nuculana takaoensis Northwest Pacific. 1936
Nuculana tenuisulcata Thin nut clam Arctic and Northwest Atla 1838
Nuculana verrilliana Barbed nutclam Western Atlantic. 1886
Nuculana vitrea Western Central Atlantic 1842
Nuculana whitensis Western Atlantic. 1978
Nuculana yokoyamai Northwest Pacific 1934
Parayoldiella kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 1970
Poroleda lanceolata Southwest Pacific 1885
Propeleda dirham Southwest Pacific 2021
Propeleda longicaudata Southern Pacific and the 1.5 SHL 1912
Saccella brookei Western Indian Ocean 1860
Saccella cellulita Fine-lined nutclam Eastern Pacific 1896
Saccella confusa Northwest Pacific 1860
Saccella elenensis Ecuador nutclam Eastern Pacific. 1833
Saccella gordonis Northwest Pacific 1920
Saccella hedleyi Southwest Pacific 1951
Saccella kirai Western Pacific 1949
Saccella maxwelli Southwest Pacific 2006
Saccella penderi Sharp-point nutclam Eastern Pacific 1910
Saccella sematensis Northwest Pacific 1943
Saccella taphria Furrowed nutclam Eastern Pacific 1897
Saccella verconis Eastern Indian Ocean 1891
Scissuladrana ludmillae Western Atlantic. 4 DL 1987
Thestyleda louiseae Western Atlantic. 1961



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