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Hooked nutclam

Nuculana hamata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the hooked 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 hooked nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the hooked 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 hooked nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusNuculana
  7. SpeciesNuculana hamata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)

Synonyms Leda hamata, Leda hamata var. limata, Nuculana hamata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooked 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 hooked nutclam?

The hooked nutclam (Nuculana hamata) belongs to the family Nuculanidae in the order Nuculanida.

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

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BibTeX
@misc{hooked_nutclam_2026,
  title = {Hooked nutclam (Nuculana hamata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-nutclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}