Nuculida
Appearance
Nuculida | |
---|---|
Two views of a left valve of Acila cobboldiae from the early Pleistocene of the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Protobranchia |
Order: | Nuculida Dall, 1889 |
Superfamilies | |
Synonyms | |
Nuculoida |
Nuculida is an order of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks. This order belongs to the subclass Protobranchia. "Nuculida" is sometimes spelled "Nuculoidea".
References