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Nuculanida Carter, J. G., Campbell, D. C. & M. R. Campbell 2000

Nuculanida

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Nuculanida is an order of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subclass Protobranchia.

Description

These bivalves are distinguished by the presence of relatively primitive, "protobranchiate" gills. There are a row of short teeth along the hinge of the shell. The shells are often internally nacreous.[1]

Families

Families within the order Nuculanida include:

References

  1. ^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 430. ISBN 0-03-056747-5.
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Nuculanida: Brief Summary

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Nuculanida is an order of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subclass Protobranchia.

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