Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Nuclear Nut Clam
Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -143 meters (-471 feet).[1]
Biome: Coastal.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Subclass:
Protobranchia
()
- Order:
Nuculoida
()
- Superfamily:
Nuculoidea
()
-
- Superfamily:
Nuculoidea
(
- Order:
Nuculoida
(
- Subclass:
Protobranchia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
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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)
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Further Reading
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- Poppe & Goto, 1993, European Seashells, vol. II, pg.37.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- GBIF-Sweden: Invertebrates (GBIF-SE:SMNH)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: BioMar
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Cross Sands broadscale survey 1998
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Historical quantitative benthos grab samples from the Southern Baltic Sea
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Histroical benthic dredge samples from the southern baltic and the North Sea
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Mollusc Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MedOBIS
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
- NLBIF: Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NMR)
- NLBIF: Zoological Museum Amsterdam - Noordzee
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland - Mollusc (marine) data for Great Britain and Ireland
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Marine benthic dataset (version 1) commissioned by UKOOA
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Biological Association - Marine survey data (Professional) held by MarLIN.
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Conservation Society - Seasearch Marine Surveys
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2691888
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79140
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2324580
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79140
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 511652
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 933.300 based on 682 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
