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Small nut shell

Nucula proxima Say, 1822

Status not recordedmolluscs

The small nut shell (Nucula proxima) is a species in the family Nuculidae, order Nuculida.

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Quick facts about the small nut shell

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 small nut shell live?

Not recorded

Is the small nut shell 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 small nut shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculida
  5. familyNuculidae
  6. genusNucula
  7. SpeciesNucula proxima Say, 1822

Synonyms Nucula annulata, Nucula obliqua, Nucula proxima, Nucula proxima ovata, Nucula proxima truncula, Nucula proxima var. trunculus, Nucula radiata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Atlantic nut clamEnglish
  • Atlantic nutclamEnglish
  • Atlantische NussmuschelGerman
  • nucule de l'AtlantiqueFrench
  • Palourde naine de l'AtlantiqueFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small nut shell

Other species in the same genus Nucula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the small nut shell?

The small nut shell (Nucula proxima) 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). Small nut shell (Nucula proxima). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-nut-shell

MLA

“Small nut shell (Nucula proxima).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-nut-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{small_nut_shell_2026,
  title = {Small nut shell (Nucula proxima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-nut-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}