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Smooth nutclam

Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The smooth nutclam (Ennucula tenuis) is a species in the family Nuculidae, order Nuculida.

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Quick facts about the smooth 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 smooth nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the smooth 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 smooth nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculida
  5. familyNuculidae
  6. genusEnnucula
  7. SpeciesEnnucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)

Synonyms Arca tenuis, Ennucula bellotii, Ennucula inflata, Leionucula bellotii, Leionucula inflata, Leionucula inflata inflata, Leionucula ovatotruncata, Leionucula tenuis, Leionucula tenuis expansa, Leionucula tenuis tenuis, Nucula balboana, Nucula bellotii, Nucula expansa, Nucula inflata, Nucula leptodonta, Nucula microsperma, Nucula quirica, Nucula tenuis, Nucula tenuis f. typica, Nucula tenuis typica, Nucula tenuis var. expansa, Nucula tenuis var. inflata, Nucula tenuis var. lucida, Nuculana bellotii, Nuculoma bellotii, Nuculoma tenuis

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Little nut clamEnglish
  • Smooth nut clamEnglish
  • Spear nut clamEnglish
  • Glat nøddemuslingDanish
  • Glatte NussmuschelGerman
  • Palourde naine du NordFrench
  • コグルミガイJapanese
  • 북방호두조개Korean
  • Dunne parelmoerneutDutch
  • Нукула обычнаяRussian
  • slätkantad nötmusslaSwedish
  • Dünnschalige NussmuschelGerman
  • Dünschalige NussmuschelGerman
  • Тонкая ореховидкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smooth nutclam

Other species in the same genus Ennucula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smooth nutclam?

The smooth nutclam (Ennucula tenuis) belongs to the family Nuculidae in the order Nuculida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smooth nutclam (Ennucula tenuis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ennucula-tenuis

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“Smooth nutclam (Ennucula tenuis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ennucula-tenuis.

BibTeX
@misc{ennucula_tenuis_2026,
  title = {Smooth nutclam (Ennucula tenuis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ennucula-tenuis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}