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Thin nutclam

Nuculana tenuisulcata (Couthouy, 1838)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the thin 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 thin nutclam live?

Not recorded

Is the thin 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 thin nutclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusNuculana
  7. SpeciesNuculana tenuisulcata (Couthouy, 1838)

Synonyms Laeda tenuicostata, Leda tenuisulcata, Nucula tenuisulcata, Nuculana tenuisulcata

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Northern nut shellEnglish
  • Cornette minceFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thin nutclam

Other species in the same genus Nuculana.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the thin nutclam?

The thin nutclam (Nuculana tenuisulcata) belongs to the family Nuculanidae in the order Nuculanida.

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). Thin nutclam (Nuculana tenuisulcata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-nutclam

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“Thin nutclam (Nuculana tenuisulcata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-nutclam.

BibTeX
@misc{thin_nutclam_2026,
  title = {Thin nutclam (Nuculana tenuisulcata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-nutclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}