Nuculanidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida. Species in this family are found in all seas, from shallow to deep water.

Nuculanidae
Temporal range: Permian to Present
Three shells of Nuculana minuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Superfamily: Nuculanoidea
Family: Nuculanidae
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Genera

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Genera and species

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Genera and species within the family Nuculanidae include:

Fossil taxa:

References

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  • "Nuculanidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1