Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.
The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still uncertain. Their systematics have been based mainly on their feces.
Genera
- Acila <small>H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858</small>
- Adrana <small>Adams and Adams, 1858</small>
- Austronucula <small>Powell, 1939</small>
- Brevinucula <small>Thiele, 1934</small>
- Condylonucula D.R. Moore, 1977
- Ennucula <small>Iredale, 1931</small>
- Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944
- Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 âÂÂ
- Linucula Marwick, 1931
- Neonucula Lan & Lee, 2001
- Nucula <small>Lamarck, 1799 </small>
- Pronucula <small>Hedley, 1902</small>
- Sinonucula Xu, 1985
Genera brought into synonymy :
- Lionucula Thiele, 1934 synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
- Nuculoma <small>Cossmann, 1907</small> : 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
- Bieler R. & Mikkelsen P. 2006. Bivalvia â a look at the Branches. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 148, 223âÂÂ235
- Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. pp. 113âÂÂ133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1âÂÂ184.. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca