Nuculida is an
order
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of small saltwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of marine and freshwater Mollusca, molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hing ...
mollusk
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s. This order belongs to the
subclass Protobranchia
Protobranchia is a subclass of bivalve molluscs. It contains the extant orders Nuculanida, Nuculida, and Solemyida.
These are deep water clams of a small and primitive order with a taxodont hinge (composed of many similar, small teeth), gen ...
. "Nuculida" is sometimes spelled "Nuculoidea".
References
WoRMS page for this taxon
Bivalve orders
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