Nucula
Sign in to saveNucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.
Species
nut clams
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderNuculida
- FamilyNuculidae
Habitatmarine
Nucula ist eine Muschel-Gattung aus der Familie der Nussmuscheln (Nuculidae) in der Ordnung der Nuculida. Die Gattung ist seit der Kreide bekannt.
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Nucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.
==Fossil records== This genus is very ancient. Fossils are known from the Arenig to the Quaternary (age range: from 478.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata all over the world. thumb|240px|right|Fossil valves of Nucula piacentina from Pliocene of Italy
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Mollusca
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Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
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taxonomy
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Cretaceous
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Jurassic
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Triassic
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Bivalvia
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Cambrian
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Devonian
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Permian
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Silurian
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Carboniferous
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Ordovician
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Precambrian
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Bivalve generaExtant Ordovician first appearancesNuculidaePaleozoic life of AlbertaPaleozoic life of Nova ScotiaPaleozoic life of NunavutPaleozoic life of OntarioPaleozoic life of QuebecPaleozoic life of the Northwest TerritoriesPaleozoic life of YukonTaxa described in 1799Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck