''Ennucula'' is a

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of marine bivalves that inhabit all the world's oceans. They are placed in the

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Nuculidae Nuculidae is a family (biology), family of small seawater, saltwater clams in the order (biology), order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams. The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still u ...

. ''Ennucula'' fossils have been in strata deposited 15.6-15.4 million years ago.

Species

*'' Ennucula aegeensis'' Forbes, 1844 *'' Ennucula agujana'' Dall, 1908 *'' Ennucula astricta'' Iredale, 1931 *'' Ennucula bathybia'' Prashad, 1932 *'' Ennucula bengalensis'' E. A. Smith, 1895 *'' Ennucula cardara'' Dall, 1916 *'' Ennucula colombiana'' Dall, 1908 *'' Ennucula convexa '' G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 *'' Ennucula corbuloides'' Seguenza, 1877 *'' Ennucula corticata'' Møller, 1842 *'' Ennucula cumingii'' Hinds, 1843 *'' Ennucula dalmasi'' Dautzenberg, 1900 *'' Ennucula dautzenbergi'' Prashad, 1932 *'' Ennucula decipiens'' Philippi, 1844 *'' Ennucula definita'' Iredale, 1939 *'' Ennucula delphinodonta'' Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 *'' Ennucula dilecta'' E. A. Smith, 1891 *'' Ennucula elongata'' Rhind & Allen, 1992 *'' Ennucula eltanini'' Dell, 1990 *'' Ennucula faba'' F.-S. Xu, 1999 *'' Ennucula georgiana'' Dell, 1964 *'' Ennucula granulosa '' Verrill, 1884 *'' Ennucula grayi'' d'Orbigny, 1846 *'' Ennucula interflucta'' Marincovich, 1973 *'' Ennucula jaeckeli'' M. Huber, 2010 *'' Ennucula layardii'' A. Adams, 1856 *'' Ennucula linki'' Dall, 1916 *'' Ennucula mareana'' Weisbord, 1964 *'' Ennucula mirifica'' Dall, 1907 *'' Ennucula niponica'' E. A. Smith, 1885 *'' Ennucula obliqua'' Lamarck, 1819 *'' Ennucula oliva'' Kilburn, 1999 *'' Ennucula orekta'' Iredale, 1939 *'' Ennucula pachydonta'' Prashad, 1932 *'' Ennucula panamina'' Dall, 1908 *'' Ennucula perforata'' Rhind & Allen, 1992 *'' Ennucula pernambucensis'' E. A. Smith, 1885 *'' Ennucula privigna'' Iredale, 1939 *'' Ennucula puelcha'' d'Orbigny, 1842 *'' Ennucula romboides'' Scarlato, 1981 *'' Ennucula sansibarensis'' Thiele, 1931 *'' Ennucula siberutensis'' Thiele, 1931 *'' Ennucula similis'' Rhind & Allen, 1992 *'' Ennucula strangei'' A. Adams, 1856 *'' Ennucula strangeiformis'' Dell, 1956 *'' Ennucula superba'' Hedley, 1902 *'' Ennucula taeniolata'' Dall, 1908 *'' Ennucula tenuis'' Montagu, 1808

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3795542 Nuculidae Bivalve genera