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Family: Veneridae



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102 species (see list below)
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Acila balabacensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Acila castrensis
[Divaricate nutclam]
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Acila divaricata
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Acila minutoides
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Acila mirabilis
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Austronucula galatheae
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Austronucula perminima
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Austronucula schencki
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Brevinucula subtriangularis
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Brevinucula verrilli
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Brevinucula verrillii
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Condylonucula maya
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Ennucula aegeensis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Ennucula corticata
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Ennucula cumingii
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Ennucula cyrenoides
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Ennucula dalmasi
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Ennucula decipiens
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Ennucula elongata
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
Ennucula eltaniniDell, 1990

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Ennucula eltanini
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Ennucula georgiana
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Ennucula granulosa
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Ennucula grayi
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Ennucula linki
[Link nutclam]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Ennucula mareana
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Ennucula niponica
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Ennucula perforata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Ennucula puelcha
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Ennucula romboides
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Ennucula similis
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Ennucula strangeiformis
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Miller, Todd

Arctic, Atlantic, the Med
Max. Length 1 cm DL
Ennucula tenuis(Montagu, 1808)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Ennucula tenuis
[Smooth nutclam]
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Leionucula strangei
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Leionucula superba
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Linucula recens
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Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean, Eastern C

Nucula aegeensisJeffreys, 1879

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nucula aegeensis
[Aegean nutclam]
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Nucula annulata
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Nucula atacellana
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Nucula austrobenthalis
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Nucula bengalensis
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Nucula brasiliana
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Max. Length 0.2 cm NG
 
Nucula calcicola
[Reef nutclam]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Nucula callicredemna
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Nucula cancellata
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Nucula cardara
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Nucula carlottensis
[Charlotte nutclam]
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Nucula certisinus
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Nucula consentanea
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Nucula convexa
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Nucula corbuloides
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Nucula crenulata
[Crenulate nutclam]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Nucula culebrensis
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Nucula cymella
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Nucula darella
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Nucula delphinodonta
[Dolphintooth nutclam]
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Nucula donaciformis
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Nucula dorsocrenata
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Nucula dunedinensis
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Nucula exigua
[Iridescent nutclam]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw
Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
Nucula falklandicaPreston, 1912

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Nucula falklandica
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Nucula fernandensis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Nucula fernandinae
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Nucula gemmulata
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Nucula granulosa
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Nucula groenlandica
[Greenland nutclam]
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Nucula hanleyi
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Nucula hartvigiana
[Nut shell]
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Max. Length 0.0 cm TL
 
Nucula hawaiensis
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Nucula inconspicua
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Nucula izushotoensis
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Nucula kawamurai
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Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Nucula limosa
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Nucula marshalli
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Nucula mesembrina
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Nucula nitidosa
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Nucula nitidula
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Nucula nitidulaformis
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Nucula nucleus
[Common nut clam]
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Nucula pachydonta
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Nucula padula
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Nucula paulula
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Nucula pisum
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Nucula proxima
[Atlantic nutclam]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Nucula pseudoexigua
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Nucula pusilla
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Nucula rossiana
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Nucula subovata
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Nucula sulcata
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Nucula tokyoensis
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Nucula trigonica
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Nucula tumidula
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Nucula turgida
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Nucula venezuelana
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Nucula zophos
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Nuculoidea pernambucensis
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Nuculoma aegeensis
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Nuculoma corbuloides
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Pronucula bollonsi
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Pronucula kermadecensis
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Pronucula maoria
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Pronucula tenuis
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Varinucula gallinacea
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