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Sharp-point nutclam

Saccella penderi (Dall & Bartsch, 1910)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The sharp-point nutclam (Saccella penderi) is a species in the family Nuculanidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about the sharp-point 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 sharp-point nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the sharp-point 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 sharp-point nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusSaccella
  7. SpeciesSaccella penderi (Dall & Bartsch, 1910)

Synonyms Leda oxia, Leda penderi, Nuculana oxia, Nuculana penderi, Nuculana redondoensis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • almeja puntiagudaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sharp-point nutclam

Other species in the same genus Saccella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sharp-point nutclam?

The sharp-point nutclam (Saccella penderi) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sharp-point nutclam (Saccella penderi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharp-point-nutclam

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“Sharp-point nutclam (Saccella penderi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharp-point-nutclam.

BibTeX
@misc{sharp_point_nutclam_2026,
  title = {Sharp-point nutclam (Saccella penderi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharp-point-nutclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}