Overview
Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
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)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
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)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
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)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Protobranchia
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)
- Order:
Nuculoida
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)
- Superfamily:
Nuculoidea
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)
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- Superfamily:
Nuculoidea
(
- Order:
Nuculoida
(
- Subclass:
Protobranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Nucula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. aegeensis (Aegean Nutclam) · N. atacellana (Cancellate Nutclam) · N. calcicola (Reef Nutclam) · N. calcicola calcicola (Reef Nutclam) · N. carlottensis (Charlotte Nutclam) · N. castrensis (Spotted Leporinus) · N. crenulata (Crenulate Nutclam) · N. cyrenoides (One-Striped African Characin) · N. delphinodonta (Dolphintooth Nutclam) · N. exigua (Iridescent Nutclam) · N. groenlandica (Greenland Nutclam) · N. lyalli (Utah Chub) · N. nucleus (Nuclear Nut Clam) · N. paulula (Pirambeba) · N. portlandica (Northern Hog Sucker) · N. proxima proxima (Atlantic Nutclam)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Rios, E.C., 1994, Seashells of Brazil, pg.225.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 14, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Benthic biodiversity along the central coast in the Brazilian EEZ
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, REVIZEE Score Sul / Bentos
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, SINBIOTA - marine data
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6346802
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14878019
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2167655
