Nucula tenuis
| Nucula tenuis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Bivalvia | 
| Order: | Nuculoida | 
| Family: | Nuculidae | 
| Genus: | Nucula | 
| Species: | N. tenuis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Nucula tenuis Montagu, 1808 | |
Nucula tenuis, or the smooth nut clam, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador to Maryland.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 3.
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