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Arctic nut clam

Nuculana pernula (O. F. Müller, 1779)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The Arctic nut clam (Nuculana pernula) is a species in the family Nuculanidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about the Arctic nut clam

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Arctic nut clam live?

Not recorded

Is the Arctic nut clam endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Arctic nut clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusNuculana
  7. SpeciesNuculana pernula (O. F. Müller, 1779)

Synonyms Arca martini, Arca pernula, Arca rostrata, Leda amblia, Leda buccata, Leda buccata var. brevis, Leda buccata var. laevior, Leda fossa, Leda fossa var. curtulosa, Leda fossa var. sculpta, Leda fossa var. vaginata, Leda lamellosa, Leda macilenta, Leda pernula, Leda pernula arctica, Leda pernula borealis, Leda pernula costigera, Leda pernula elongata, Leda pernula marisalbae, Leda pernula var. falcula, Leda pernula var. lamellosa, Leda pernula var. radiata, Leda pernuloides, Leda radiata var. lamellosa, Leda rostrata, Leda sadoensis, Nucula elongata, Nucula jacksonii, Nucula oblonga, Nucula sadoensis, Nuculana buccata, Nuculana fossa, Nuculana jacksoni, Nuculana kawamurai, Nuculana lamellosa, Nuculana lamellosa lamellosa, Nuculana perluna, Nuculana perluna costigera, Nuculana perluna perluna, Nuculana pernula, Nuculana pernula pernula, Nuculana pernula sadoensis, Nuculana pernula var. arcuata, Nuculana sadoensis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Common nut clamEnglish
  • Müller's nut clamEnglish
  • Müller's nutclamEnglish
  • Northern nut clamEnglish
  • Northern nutclamEnglish
  • stor svanehalsmuslingDanish
  • Große SchnabelmuschelGerman
  • Cornette du NordFrench
  • シワロウバイJapanese
  • 잔주름맵시조개Korean
  • Нукулана МюллераRussian
  • skaftmusslaSwedish
  • Nördliche NussmuschelGerman
  • Леда обыкновеннаяRussian
  • större skaftmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Arctic nut clam

Other species in the same genus Nuculana.

Thin nutclam

Nuculana tenuisulcata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Arctic nut clam?

The Arctic nut clam (Nuculana pernula) belongs to the family Nuculanidae in the order Nuculanida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arctic nut clam (Nuculana pernula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arctic-nut-clam

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“Arctic nut clam (Nuculana pernula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arctic-nut-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{arctic_nut_clam_2026,
  title = {Arctic nut clam (Nuculana pernula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arctic-nut-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}