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Divaricate nutclam

Acila castrensis (Hinds, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The divaricate nutclam (Acila castrensis) is a species in the family Nuculidae, order Nuculida.

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Quick facts about the divaricate 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 divaricate nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the divaricate 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 divaricate nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculida
  5. familyNuculidae
  6. genusAcila
  7. SpeciesAcila castrensis (Hinds, 1843)

Synonyms Acila beringiana, Acila castrensis, Acila empirensis, Nucula castrensis, Nucula divaricata, Nucula lyalli

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • oříškovka rýhovanáCzech
  • アラスカキララJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the divaricate nutclam

Other species in the same genus Acila.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the divaricate nutclam?

The divaricate nutclam (Acila castrensis) belongs to the family Nuculidae in the order Nuculida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Divaricate nutclam (Acila castrensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/divaricate-nutclam

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BibTeX
@misc{divaricate_nutclam_2026,
  title = {Divaricate nutclam (Acila castrensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/divaricate-nutclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}