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Nucula australis

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Nucula australis is a species in the family Nuculidae, order Nuculida.

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Quick facts about Nucula australis

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 Nucula australis live?

Not recorded

Is Nucula australis 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 Nucula australis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculida
  5. familyNuculidae
  6. genusNucula
  7. SpeciesNucula australis (C. Moore, 1870)

Synonyms Leda australis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Nucula australis

Other species in the same genus Nucula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Nucula australis?

Nucula australis (Nucula australis) 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). Nucula australis (Nucula australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucula-australis

MLA

“Nucula australis (Nucula australis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucula-australis.

BibTeX
@misc{nucula_australis_2026,
  title = {Nucula australis (Nucula australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucula-australis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}