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Beaked nutclam

Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The beaked nutclam (Nuculana minuta) is a species in the family Nuculanidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about the beaked nutclam

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 beaked nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the beaked nutclam 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 beaked nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusNuculana
  7. SpeciesNuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Synonyms Arca caudata, Arca minuta, Jupiteria minuta, Leda caudata, Leda complanata, Leda lomaensis, Leda minuta, Leda minuta plana, Leda minuta praecursor, Leda minuta var. brevirostris, Leda minuta var. plana, Leda minuta var. praecursor, Leda minuta var. tumida, Nucula parva, Nuculana caudata, Nuculana minuta, Nuculana minuta angusticauda, Nuculana minuta grandis, Nuculana minuta magna, Nuculana minuta minuta, Nuculana ochotensis, Nuculana parva

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Minute nut-clamEnglish
  • Minute nutclamEnglish
  • joldie maláCzech
  • lille svanehalsmuslingDanish
  • Kleine SchnabelmuschelGerman
  • Petite cornetteFrench
  • geribde snavelneutDutch
  • Малая нукуланаRussian
  • nukulana drobnáSlovak
  • mindre skaftmusslaSwedish
  • Geschnäbelte NussmuschelGerman

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Relatives of the beaked nutclam

Other species in the same genus Nuculana.

Thin nutclam

Nuculana tenuisulcata

NuculanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the beaked nutclam?

The beaked nutclam (Nuculana minuta) belongs to the family Nuculanidae in the order Nuculanida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Beaked nutclam (Nuculana minuta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/beaked-nutclam

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BibTeX
@misc{beaked_nutclam_2026,
  title = {Beaked nutclam (Nuculana minuta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/beaked-nutclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}