Nuculidae

 ( Taxa Named By John Edward Gray ) 

Nuculidae is a family of small seawater 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.WoRMS (2011). Nuculidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204 on 2011-05-04

• Acila H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858
• Adrana Adams and Adams, 1858
• Austronucula Powell, 1939
• Brevinucula Thiele, 1934
• Condylonucula D.R. Moore, 1977
• Ennucula Tom Iredale, 1931
• Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944
• Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 †
• Linucula Marwick, 1931
• Neonucula Lan & Lee, 2001
• Nucula Lamarck, 1799
• Pronucula Hedley, 1902
• Sinonucula Xu, 1985

Genera brought into synonymy

• Lionucula Thiele, 1934 synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
• Nuculoma Cossmann, 1907 : synonym of Ennucula Iredale, 1931
• Polyodonta Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 : synonym of Nucula Lamarck, 1799

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