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Furrowed nutclam

Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831

Status not recordedmolluscs

The furrowed nutclam (Nucula sulcata) is a species in the family Nuculidae, order Nuculida.

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Quick facts about the furrowed 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 furrowed nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the furrowed 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 furrowed nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculida
  5. familyNuculidae
  6. genusNucula
  7. SpeciesNucula sulcata Bronn, 1831

Synonyms Nucula compta, Nucula decussata, Nucula polii, Nucula rugosa, Nucula sulcata, Nucula triquetra

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Sulcate nut clamEnglish
  • Ribbet nøddemuslingDanish
  • Große NussmuschelGerman
  • grote parelmoerneutDutch
  • fårad nötmusslaSwedish
  • Streifen-NussmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the furrowed nutclam

Other species in the same genus Nucula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the furrowed nutclam?

The furrowed nutclam (Nucula sulcata) 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). Furrowed nutclam (Nucula sulcata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucula-sulcata

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{nucula_sulcata_2026,
  title = {Furrowed nutclam (Nucula sulcata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucula-sulcata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}