MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Nucula Lamarck, 1799

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Nucula Lamarck, 1799

Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) Shell from La Goulette, Tunisia (0-1 m), actual size 3.4 mm.

AphiaID

138262 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138262)

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Typetaxon

Arca nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)

Typetaxon of

Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824

Parent

Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824

Original name

Nucula Lamarck, 1799

Synonymised names

Deminucula Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted (synonym)

Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944 · unaccepted

Nucula (Deminucula) Iredale, 1931 · alternative representation

Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck, 1944 · unaccepted (superseded combination)

Nucula (Nucolopsis) [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)

Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck, 1799 · alternative representation

Nucula (Nuculopsis) Woodring, 1925 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Nuculopsis...)

junior homonym of Nuculopsis Girty, 1911 and Nuculopsis Rollier, 1912

Nucula (Rumptunucula) Bergmans, 1978 · alternative representation

Polyodonta Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted (objective synonym of Nucula)

Rumptunucula Bergmans, 1978 · unaccepted

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Species Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
Species Nucula austrobenthalis Dell, 1990
Species Nucula bergmansi (P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
Species Nucula brasiliana Esteves, 1984
Species Nucula calcicola D. R. Moore, 1977
Species Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
Species Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
Species Nucula certisinus H. J. Finlay, 1930
Species Nucula chrysocoma Dall, 1908
Species Nucula consentanea Melvill, 1907
Species Nucula crassicostata E. A. Smith, 1872
Species Nucula crassidens Nicklès, 1955
Species Nucula crenulata A. Adams, 1856
Species Nucula crystallina Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
Species Nucula culebrensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Nucula donaciformis E. A. Smith, 1895
Species Nucula dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977)
Species Nucula dunedinensis H. J. Finlay, 1928
Species Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Species Nucula exodonta Prashad, 1932
Species Nucula falklandica Preston, 1912
Species Nucula fernandensis Villarroel, 1971
Species Nucula fernandinae Dall, 1927
Species Nucula galatheae (Dell, 1956)
Species Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
Species Nucula hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921
Species Nucula inconspicua H. Adams, 1871
Species Nucula infrequens (P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
Species Nucula insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993)
Species Nucula iphigenia Dall, 1896
Species Nucula irregularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
Species Nucula izushotoensis (Okutani, 1966)
Species Nucula kanaka Bergmans, 1991
Species Nucula kanekoi Mimoto, 2011
Species Nucula kerguelensis Thiele, 1912
Species Nucula kunenensis Zettler & L. Hoffman, 2022
Species Nucula libera Bergmans, 1991
Species Nucula malabarica Hanley, 1860
Species Nucula mariae Nolf, 2005
Species Nucula marmorea Hinds, 1843
Species Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930)
Species Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
Species Nucula mitralis Hinds, 1843
Species Nucula multidentata Prashad, 1933
Species Nucula nama Zettler & L. Hoffman, 2022
Species Nucula nicklesi Cosel, 1995
Species Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
Species Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856
Species Nucula nitidulaformis A. W. B. Powell, 1971
Species Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Nucula papillifera Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula paulula A. Adams, 1856
Species Nucula pisum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Species Nucula planiculmen Kilburn, 1999
Species Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924
Species Nucula profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Nucula proxima Say, 1822
Species Nucula pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998
Species Nucula pusilla Angas, 1877 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid; not Hislop, 1860)
Species Nucula revei Bergmans, 1978
Species Nucula rhytidopleura Kilburn, 1999
Species Nucula rossiana H. J. Finlay, 1930
Species Nucula rugulosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Species Nucula saltator (Iredale, 1939)
Species Nucula schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940
Species Nucula sculpturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
Species Nucula semen Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Nucula sericea Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula striatissima G. Seguenza, 1877
Species Nucula striolata A. Adams, 1856
Species Nucula suahelica Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula subluxa Kilburn, 1999
Species Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
Species Nucula sultana Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula sumatrana Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula tamatavica Odhner, 1943
Species Nucula thielei Schenck, 1939
Species Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
Species Nucula torresi E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Nucula totangiensis (Marwick, 1931)
Species Nucula trigonica T. C. Lan & Y.-C. Lee, 2001
Species Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
Species Nucula vestigia Marwick, 1929
Species Nucula vincentiana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
Species Nucula zophos A. H. Clarke, 1960
Subgenus Nucula (Acila) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 accepted as Acila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Nucula (Acila) divaricata Hinds, 1843 accepted as Acila divaricata (Hinds, 1843)
2. Species Nucula (Acila) fultoni E. A. Smith, 1892 accepted as Acila fultoni (E. A. Smith, 1892) (basionym)
3. Species Nucula (Acila) granulata E. A. Smith, 1906 accepted as Acila granulata (E. A. Smith, 1906) (basionym)
4. Species Nucula (Acila) japonica Dall, 1898 accepted as Acila insignis (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Nucula (Acila) jucunda Thiele, 1931 accepted as Acila jucunda (Thiele, 1931)
6. Species Nucula (Acila) mirabilis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Acila mirabilis (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
7. Species Nucula (Acila) prestoni H. C. Ray, 1952 accepted as Acila jucunda (Thiele, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Species Nucula (Acila) insignis A. Gould, 1861 represented as Acila insignis (A. Gould, 1861)
Subgenus Nucula (Ennucula) Iredale, 1931 accepted as Ennucula Iredale, 1931
1. Species Nucula (Ennucula) balboana Hertlein & U. S. Grant, 1972 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
2. Species Nucula (Ennucula) microsperma S. S. Berry, 1947 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
Subgenus Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck, 1944 accepted as Nucula Lamarck, 1799 (superseded combination)
1. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) carlottensis Dall, 1897 accepted as Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
2. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) certisinus Finlay, 1930 accepted as Nucula certisinus H. J. Finlay, 1930 (superseded combination)
3. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) gemmulata Habe, 1953 accepted as Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
4. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) hartvigiana Dohrn, 1864 accepted as Linucula hartvigiana (Dohrn, 1864) (superseded combination)
5. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) keenae F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
6. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) rossiana H. J. Finlay, 1930 accepted as Nucula rossiana H. J. Finlay, 1930 (superseded combination)
7. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) takashii F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
8. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) consentanea Melvill & Standen, 1907 represented as Nucula consentanea Melvill, 1907
9. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) crenulata A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula crenulata A. Adams, 1856
10. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) culebrensis E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula culebrensis E. A. Smith, 1885
11. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977) represented as Nucula dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977)
12. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) dunedinensis Finlay, 1928 represented as Nucula dunedinensis H. J. Finlay, 1928
13. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 represented as Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
14. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) iphigenia Dall, 1896 represented as Nucula iphigenia Dall, 1896
15. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) irregularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 represented as Nucula irregularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
16. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) izushotoensis (Okutani, 1966) represented as Nucula izushotoensis (Okutani, 1966)
17. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) kanekoi Mimoto, 2011 represented as Nucula kanekoi Mimoto, 2011
18. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) marmorea Hinds, 1843 represented as Nucula marmorea Hinds, 1843
19. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) papillifera Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula papillifera Thiele, 1931
20. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998 represented as Nucula pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998
21. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) rhytidopleura Kilburn, 1999 represented as Nucula rhytidopleura Kilburn, 1999
22. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) rugulosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 represented as Nucula rugulosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
23. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 represented as Nucula schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940
24. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) sculpturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 represented as Nucula sculpturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
25. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1842 represented as Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1842
26. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) sultana Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula sultana Thiele, 1931
27. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) tamatavica Odhner, 1943 represented as Nucula tamatavica Odhner, 1943
28. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920 represented as Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
29. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) torresi E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula torresi E. A. Smith, 1885
30. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) trigonica T. C. Lan & Y.-C. Lee, 2001 represented as Nucula trigonica T. C. Lan & Y.-C. Lee, 2001
Subgenus Nucula (Leda) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Nucula (Leionucula) Quenstedt, 1930 accepted as Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 †
1. Species Nucula (Leionucula) faba F.-S. Xu, 1999 accepted as Ennucula faba (F.-S. Xu, 1999) (superseded combination)
2. Species Nucula (Leionucula) leptodonta F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
3. Species Nucula (Leionucula) yaquinae F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Ennucula cardara (Dall, 1916)
Subgenus Nucula (Linucula) Marwick, 1931 accepted as Linucula Marwick, 1931 (superseded combination)
1. Species Nucula (Linucula) declivis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Linucula declivis (Hinds, 1843)
2. Species Nucula (Linucula) fernandensis Villarroel, 1971 accepted as Nucula fernandensis Villarroel, 1971
3. Species Nucula (Linucula) oppressa Bergmans, 1991 accepted as Linucula oppressa (Bergmans, 1991)
4. Species Nucula (Linucula) pisum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Nucula pisum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
5. Species Nucula (Linucula) recens (Dell, 1956) accepted as Linucula recens Dell, 1956 (superseded combination)
Subgenus Nucula (Lionucula) accepted as Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Subgenus Nucula (Nucolopsis) [sic] accepted as Nucula (Nuculopsis) Woodring, 1925 accepted as Nucula Lamarck, 1799 (misspelling)
1. Species Nucula (Nucolopsis) schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 accepted as Nucula schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 (incorrect original spelling)
Subgenus Nucula (Nuculopsis) Woodring, 1925 accepted as Nucula Lamarck, 1799 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Nuculopsis Girty, 1911 and Nuculopsis Rollier, 1912)
1. Species Nucula (Nuculopsis) schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 accepted as Nucula schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 (original combination)
Subgenus Nucula (Pronucula) Hedley, 1902 accepted as Pronucula Hedley, 1902 (superseded combination)
1. Species Nucula (Pronucula) australiensis (Thiele, 1930) accepted as Austronucula australiensis (Thiele, 1930)
2. Species Nucula (Pronucula) benguelana (A. H. Clarke, 1961) accepted as Pronucula benguelana A. H. Clarke, 1961
3. Species Nucula (Pronucula) bollonsi (A. W. B. Powell, 1955) accepted as Pronucula bollonsi A. W. B. Powell, 1955 (superseded combination)
4. Species Nucula (Pronucula) cancellata (Cotton, 1930) accepted as Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930)
5. Species Nucula (Pronucula) concentrica (Cotton, 1930) accepted as Nucula pusilla Angas, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Nucula (Pronucula) covra Bergmans, 1978 accepted as Pronucula covra (Bergmans, 1978)
7. Species Nucula (Pronucula) decorosa (Hedley, 1902) accepted as Pronucula decorosa Hedley, 1902 (superseded combination)
8. Species Nucula (Pronucula) distincta W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Pronucula distincta (W. H. Turton, 1932)
9. Species Nucula (Pronucula) flindersi (Cotton, 1930) accepted as Ennucula dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1891)
10. Species Nucula (Pronucula) insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993) accepted as Nucula insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993)
11. Species Nucula (Pronucula) kermadecensis (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) accepted as Pronucula kermadecensis W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 (superseded combination)
12. Species Nucula (Pronucula) maoria (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) accepted as Pronucula maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1937 (superseded combination)
13. Species Nucula (Pronucula) mayi Iredale, 1930 accepted as Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930)
14. Species Nucula (Pronucula) mesembrina (Hedley, 1916) accepted as Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
15. Species Nucula (Pronucula) notobenthalis Thiele, 1912 accepted as Pronucula notobenthalis (Thiele, 1912)
16. Species Nucula (Pronucula) saltator (Iredale, 1939) accepted as Nucula saltator (Iredale, 1939)
17. Species Nucula (Pronucula) surinamensis van Regteren Altena, 1968 accepted as Pronucula surinamensis (van Regteren Altena, 1968)
18. Species Nucula (Pronucula) tenuis (A. W. B. Powell, 1927) accepted as Pronucula tenuis A. W. B. Powell, 1927 (superseded combination)
19. Species Nucula (Pronucula) vincentiana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) accepted as Nucula vincentiana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
20. Species Nucula (Pronucula) voorwindei (Bergmans, 1969) accepted as Nucula torresi E. A. Smith, 1885
Subgenus Nucula (Sinonucula) F.-S. Xu, 1985 accepted as Sinonucula F.-S. Xu, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Nucula (Sinonucula) cyrenoides Kuroda, 1929 accepted as Sinonucula cyrenoides (Kuroda, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Nucula (Tindaria) Bellardi, 1875 accepted as Tindaria Bellardi, 1875
1. Species Nucula (Tindaria) cytherea Dall, 1881 accepted as Tindaria cytherea (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Nucula (Truncacila) Schenck, 1931 accepted as Acila (Truncacila) Schenck, 1931 represented as Acila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Subgenus Nucula (Yoldia) Møller, 1842 accepted as Yoldia Møller, 1842
Species Nucula acuminata Eichwald, 1853 accepted as Saccella commutata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
Species Nucula acuta Conrad, 1832 accepted as Saccella acuta (Conrad, 1832) accepted as Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula aegeensis Forbes, 1844 accepted as Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844)
Species Nucula aeolica Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Yoldia aeolica (Valenciennes, 1846)
Species Nucula aequalis Thiele, 1931 accepted as Nucula thielei Schenck, 1939 (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula aequalis J. Sowerby, 1840; Nucula thielei is a replacement name)
Species Nucula aequalitas Barnard, 1964 accepted as Brevinucula verrillii (Dall, 1886)
Species Nucula agujana Dall, 1908 accepted as Ennucula agujana (Dall, 1908) (original combination)
Species Nucula amygdalea Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Yoldia hyperborea (A. Gould, 1841)
Species Nucula analis R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Saccella mauritiana (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula annulata Hampson, 1971 accepted as Nucula proxima Say, 1822
Species Nucula antipodum Hanley, 1860 accepted as Ennucula obliqua (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula arctica J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Portlandia arctica (Gray, 1824)
Species Nucula arctica Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Yoldia aeolica (Valenciennes, 1846) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula arctica Gray, 1824; Yoldia scissurata is a replacement name)
Species Nucula aureliae Métivier, 1982 accepted as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
Species Nucula australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Neilo australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (superseded combination)
Species Nucula balboana Hertlein & U. S. Grant, 1972 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
Species Nucula bathybia Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula bathybia (Prashad, 1932)
Species Nucula beachportensis Verco, 1907 accepted as Ennucula beachportensis (Verco, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula belcheri Hinds, 1843 accepted as Lembulus belcheri (Hinds, 1843)
Species Nucula bellotii A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
Species Nucula bengalensis E. A. Smith, 1895 accepted as Ennucula bengalensis (E. A. Smith, 1895)
Species Nucula benguelana (A. H. Clarke, 1961) accepted as Pronucula benguelana A. H. Clarke, 1961
Species Nucula bicarinata Borson, 1823 accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Nucula bicornis Gofas & C. Salas, 1996 accepted as Condylonucula bicornis (Gofas & C. Salas, 1996)
Species Nucula bicuspidata A. Gould, 1845 accepted as Lembulus bicuspidatus (A. Gould, 1845)
Species Nucula bollonsi (A. W. B. Powell, 1955) accepted as Pronucula bollonsi A. W. B. Powell, 1955
Species Nucula brongersmai Bergmans, 1978 accepted as Austronucula brongersmai (Bergmans, 1978)
Species Nucula bushae Dollfus, 1898 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877)
Species Nucula bushi Dollfus, 1898 accepted as Nucula bushae Dollfus, 1898 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet (Bush is a woman))
Species Nucula caelata Hinds, 1843 accepted as Saccella taphria (Dall, 1897) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula coelata Conrad, 1833; Leda taphria is a replacement name)
Species Nucula cancellata Jeffreys, 1882 accepted as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939 (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula cancellata Meek & Hayden, 1856; Nucula (Nucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 is a replacement name)
Species Nucula cardara Dall, 1916 accepted as Ennucula cardara (Dall, 1916) (original combination)
Species Nucula carinata H. C. Lea, 1843 accepted as Saccella acuta (Conrad, 1832) accepted as Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula cascoensis Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 accepted as Yoldia myalis (Couthouy, 1838)
Species Nucula castanea A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856 (junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula castrensis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Acila castrensis (Hinds, 1843) (original combination)
Species Nucula colombiana Dall, 1908 accepted as Ennucula colombiana (Dall, 1908) (original combination)
Species Nucula commutata R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Saccella commutata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula compta A. Gould, 1834 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831 (synonym)
Species Nucula concentrica Say, 1824 accepted as Saccella concentrica (Say, 1824) accepted as Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824) (original combination)
Species Nucula consobrina A. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Ennucula obliqua (Lamarck, 1819) (junior synonym)
Species Nucula convexa Jeffreys, 1879 accepted as Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844)
Species Nucula convexa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Ennucula convexa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Species Nucula convexa Jeffreys, 1879 sensu Spry, 1964 accepted as Nucula sultana Thiele, 1931 (misapplication)
Species Nucula corbuliformis Locard, 1886 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877)
Species Nucula corbuloides G. Seguenza, 1877 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877)
Species Nucula corticata Møller, 1842 accepted as Ennucula corticata (Møller, 1842)
Species Nucula costellata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Nuculana costellata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
Species Nucula covra Bergmans, 1978 accepted as Pronucula covra (Bergmans, 1978)
Species Nucula crassa Hinds, 1843 accepted as Saccella crassa (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula crenifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Adrana crenifera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
Species Nucula crispa Hinds, 1843 accepted as Saccella elenensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Species Nucula crosbyana Guppy, 1882 accepted as Orthoyoldia solenoides (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula cumingii Hinds, 1843 accepted as Ennucula cumingii (Hinds, 1843)
Species Nucula cuneata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Saccella cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Species Nucula curvirostra G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Lembulus montagui (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Nucula cymella Dall, 1886 accepted as Ennucula pernambucensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula cyrenoides Kuroda, 1929 accepted as Sinonucula cyrenoides (Kuroda, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula cytherea Dall, 1881 accepted as Tindaria cytherea (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900 accepted as Ennucula dalmasi (Dautzenberg, 1900)
Species Nucula darella Dall, 1916 accepted as Nucula chrysocoma Dall, 1908
Species Nucula dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula dautzenbergi (Prashad, 1932) (original combination)
Species Nucula decipiens R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Ennucula decipiens (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula declivis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Linucula declivis (Hinds, 1843)
Species Nucula decorosa (Hedley, 1902) accepted as Pronucula decorosa Hedley, 1902 (superseded combination)
Species Nucula decussata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
Species Nucula delphinodonta Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 accepted as Ennucula delphinodonta (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842)
Species Nucula diaphana Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula similis (Payne & J. A. Allen, 1992) (non H. C. Lea, 1846)
Species Nucula dilatata R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Malletia dilatata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula dilecta E. A. Smith, 1891 accepted as Ennucula dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1891) (original combination)
Species Nucula distincta W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Pronucula distincta (W. H. Turton, 1932)
Species Nucula divaricata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Acila castrensis (Hinds, 1843) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula divaricata Hinds, 1843)
Species Nucula divaricata Hinds, 1843 accepted as Acila divaricata (Hinds, 1843) (original combination)
Species Nucula eborea Conrad, 1846 accepted as Saccella concentrica (Say, 1824) accepted as Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824)
Species Nucula eburnea G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Saccella eburnea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
Species Nucula eightsii J. C. Jay, 1839 accepted as Aequiyoldia eightsii (J. C. Jay, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula elegans Hupé, 1854 accepted as Neilonella sulculata (A. Gould, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula elenensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Saccella elenensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
Species Nucula elongata Bosc, 1801 accepted as Nuculana pernula (O. F. Müller, 1779)
Species Nucula elongata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Adrana sowerbyana (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula elongata Bosc, 1801)
Species Nucula excavata Hinds, 1843 accepted as Saccella elenensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula excavata Goldfuss, 1837)
Species Nucula excisa R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Bathyspinula excisa (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula expansa Reeve, 1855 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula expansa Bronn, 1848)
Species Nucula faba F.-S. Xu, 1999 accepted as Ennucula faba (F.-S. Xu, 1999) (superseded combination)
Species Nucula fabula G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Nucula felipponei W. B. Marshall, 1928 accepted as Ennucula puelcha (A. d'Orbigny, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula fragilis Thiele, 1931 accepted as Ennucula jaeckeli M. Huber, 2010 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nucula fragilis Deshayes, 1829; Ennucula jaeckeli is a replacement name)
Species Nucula fragilis Boshoff, 1968 accepted as Ennucula jaeckeli M. Huber, 2010 (junior homonym of Nucula fragilis Deshayes, 1829; Ennucula jaeckeli is a replacement name)
Species Nucula fultoni E. A. Smith, 1892 accepted as Acila fultoni (E. A. Smith, 1892) (original combination)
Species Nucula gallinacea H. J. Finlay, 1930 accepted as Varinucula gallinacea (H. J. Finlay, 1930) (superseded combination)
Species Nucula gemmulata Habe, 1953 accepted as Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
Species Nucula gibba A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Nucula mitralis Hinds, 1843
Species Nucula gibbosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Saccella fastigata (Keen, 1958) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula gibbosa Fleming, 1828)
Species Nucula glacialis J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Portlandia glacialis (J. E. Gray, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula granulata E. A. Smith, 1906 accepted as Acila granulata (E. A. Smith, 1906)
Species Nucula granulosa A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Ennucula granulosa (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
Species Nucula grayi A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula groenlandica Posselt, 1898 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula guineensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula hartvigiana Dohrn, 1864 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula hedleyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1904 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula hyperborea A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula inflata Hancock, 1846 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not J. Sowerby, 1827 nor Wissman, 1841)
Species Nucula insignis A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula interflucta Marincovich, 1973 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula jacksonii A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula japonica Dall, 1898 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula japonica Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Nucula japonica A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula jucunda Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula keenae F. R. Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula kermadecensis (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula lacunosa F. W. Hutton, 1884 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula laevigata A. Gould, 1838 (unaccepted, nomen nudum)
Species Nucula lanceolata Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula lanceolata J. Sowerby, 1817)
Species Nucula lanceolata Lamarck, 1819 sensu G. B. Sowerby I, 1831 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Nucula largillierti R. A. Philippi, 1851 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not d'Orbigny, 1843)
Species Nucula lata Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula laternaria Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula layardii A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula lenticula Møller, 1842 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula leptodonta F. R. Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula limatula Say, 1831 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula linki Dall, 1916 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula loringi A. Adams & Angas, 1864 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Nucula lyalli Baird, 1863 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula lyrata Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula macandrewi [sic] (unaccepted, synonym and misspelling)
Species Nucula mandraei Hanley, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula m'andrewii [sic] (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Nucula maoria (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula mareana Weisbord, 1964 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula marshalli Schenck, 1939 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula mauritiana G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula micans Angas, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula microsperma S. S. Berry, 1947 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula miliaris Deshayes, 1829 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula minuscula Pfeffer, 1886 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula minuscula Pfeffer, 1886 sensu Melvill & Standen, 1907 (unaccepted, misidentification of Nucula minuscula Pfeffer, 1886)
Species Nucula minuta Tenison Woods, 1876 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Nucula minuta Owen, 1844; Nucula hedleyi is a replacement name)
Species Nucula mirabilis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula mirifica Dall, 1907 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula montagui J. E. Gray, 1825 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula moorei Winckworth, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula myalis Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula navicularis Couthouy, 1839 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula nimbosa Prashad, 1932 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula niponica E. A. Smith, 1885 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula nitida G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: secondary junior homonym of Arca nitida Brocchi, 1814; Nucula nitidosa is a replacement name)
Species Nucula notobenthalis Thiele, 1912 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula nucleata Locard, 1886 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula obliqua Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula obliqua Say, 1820 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula obliqua Lamarck, 1819)
Species Nucula obliqua Lamarck, 1819 sensu G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, misidentification of Nucula obliqua Lamarck, 1819)
Species Nucula obliqua Lamarck, 1819 sensu G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Nucula obliterata Dall, 1881 sensu Knudsen, 1970 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Nucula oblonga T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula oppressa Bergmans, 1991 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula pachydonta Prashad, 1932 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula panamina Dall, 1908 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula papuensis Bergmans, 1978 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula parva G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula paytensis A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula perminima Monterosato, 1875 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula pernambucensis E. A. Smith, 1885 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula petriola Dall, 1916 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula philippiana Nyst, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula pigafettae Dall, 1908 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula polii R. A. Philippi, 1836 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula polita G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula polynesica Rehder, 1980 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula portlandica Hitchcock, 1836 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula pratasensis (T. C. Lan & Y.-C. Lee, 2001) (unaccepted)
Species Nucula prestoni H. C. Ray, 1952 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula puelcha A. d'Orbigny, 1844 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula puellata Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula pulchra Hinds, 1843 sensu Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Nucula pumila Sars, 1851 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula quirica Dall, 1916 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula rabaniana G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Nucula radiata DeKay, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula radiata Hanley, 1849 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula radiata De Kay, 1843; N. hanleyi is a replacement name)
Species Nucula recens (Dell, 1956) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula recondita Gofas & C. Salas, 1996 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Nucula recurva Conrad, 1831 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula reticulata Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula reticulata Jeffreys, 1876 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula reticulata Hinds, 1843; Nucula cancellata Jeffreys, 1882 and Nucula (Nucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 are replacement names)
Species Nucula retusa Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula rugifera Prashad, 1932 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula rugosa Ponzi, 1872 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Nucula rugosa Odhner, 1919 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula rugosa Hecke, 1858; Nucula tamatavica is a replacement name)
Species Nucula salamensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula sansibarensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula sapotilla A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula savatieri Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula schomburgki [sic] (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Nucula sculpta Pease, 1860 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula semiramisensis Preston, 1916 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula serotina Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula siberutensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula siliqua Reeve, 1855 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula simplex A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula somaliensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula strangei A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula strangeiformis Dell, 1956 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula striata P. P. King, 1832 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula striata Lamarck, 1805)
Species Nucula subovata A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula subovata d'Orbigny, 1850)
Species Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831, sensu Nicklès, 1955 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Nucula sulcata A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831; Nucula lacunosa Hutton, 1884 is a replacement name)
Species Nucula sulcifera Reeve, 1855 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula sulculata A. Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula superba Hedley, 1902 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula suprastriata Arnold, 1903 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula surinamensis van Regteren Altena, 1968 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula taeniolata Dall, 1908 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula takashii F. R. Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tanneri Dall, 1908 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tellinoides G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tenella Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tenuis (A. W. B. Powell, 1927) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula tenuisulcata Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula thraciaeformis Storer, 1838 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula trigona A. E. Verrill, 1885 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula trigona Bronn, 1849 and of Nucula trigona Seguenza, 1877)
Species Nucula triquetra Ponzi, 1872 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tumida Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861 sensu Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted, suspected misidentification)
Species Nucula turgida J. T. Marshall, 1875 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Nucula turgida Gould, 1846)
Species Nucula turnerae A. H. Clarke, 1961 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula umbonata G. Seguenza, 1876 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula umbonata E. A. Smith, 1891 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula umbonata Seguenza, 1876 and of Nucula umbonata Hall, 1885; Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924 is a replacement name)
Species Nucula uruguayensis W. B. Marshall, 1928 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula uruguayensis E. A. Smith, 1880; Nucula marshalli Schenck, 1939 is a replacement name)
Species Nucula uruguayensis E. A. Smith, 1880 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula venezuelana Weisbord, 1964 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula ventricosa Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula verrillii Dall, 1886 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula yaquinae Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted)
Subgenus Nucula (Deminucula) Iredale, 1931 (alternative representation)
1. Species Nucula (Deminucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 represented as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
2. Species Nucula (Deminucula) fernandinae Dall, 1927 represented as Nucula fernandinae Dall, 1927
3. Species Nucula (Deminucula) praetenta Iredale, 1924 represented as Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924
4. Species Nucula (Deminucula) profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885
5. Species Nucula (Deminucula) thielei Schenck, 1939 represented as Nucula thielei Schenck, 1939
Subgenus Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck, 1799 represented as Nucula Lamarck, 1799
1. Species Nucula (Nucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 accepted as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939 (basionym)
2. Species Nucula (Nucula) aureliae Métivier, 1982 accepted as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
3. Species Nucula (Nucula) bathybia Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula bathybia (Prashad, 1932)
4. Species Nucula (Nucula) beachportensis Verco, 1907 accepted as Ennucula beachportensis (Verco, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Nucula (Nucula) dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula dautzenbergi (Prashad, 1932) (basionym)
6. Species Nucula (Nucula) declivis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Linucula declivis (Hinds, 1843)
7. Species Nucula (Nucula) diaphana Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula similis (Payne & J. A. Allen, 1992)
8. Species Nucula (Nucula) interflucta Marincovich, 1973 accepted as Ennucula interflucta (Marincovich, 1973) (basionym)
9. Species Nucula (Nucula) marshalli Schenck, 1939 accepted as Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1842
10. Species Nucula (Nucula) nimbosa Prashad, 1932 accepted as Nucula semen Thiele, 1931
11. Species Nucula (Nucula) pachydonta Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula pachydonta (Prashad, 1932)
12. Species Nucula (Nucula) paytensis A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
13. Species Nucula (Nucula) pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998 accepted as Nucula pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998
14. Species Nucula (Nucula) rugifera Prashad, 1932 accepted as Nucula papillifera Thiele, 1931
15. Species Nucula (Nucula) suprastriata Arnold, 1903 accepted as Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
16. Species Nucula (Nucula) austrobenthalis Dell, 1990 represented as Nucula austrobenthalis Dell, 1990
17. Species Nucula (Nucula) brasiliana Esteves, 1984 represented as Nucula brasiliana Esteves, 1984
18. Species Nucula (Nucula) calcicola D. R. Moore, 1977 represented as Nucula calcicola D. R. Moore, 1977
19. Species Nucula (Nucula) callicredemna Dall, 1890 represented as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
20. Species Nucula (Nucula) crassidens Nicklès, 1955 represented as Nucula crassidens Nicklès, 1955
21. Species Nucula (Nucula) donaciformis E. A. Smith, 1895 represented as Nucula donaciformis E. A. Smith, 1895
22. Species Nucula (Nucula) exodonta Prashad, 1932 represented as Nucula exodonta Prashad, 1932
23. Species Nucula (Nucula) falklandica Preston, 1912 represented as Nucula falklandica Preston, 1912
24. Species Nucula (Nucula) hanleyi Winckworth, 1931 represented as Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
25. Species Nucula (Nucula) hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921 represented as Nucula hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921
26. Species Nucula (Nucula) inconspicua H. Adams, 1871 represented as Nucula inconspicua H. Adams, 1871
27. Species Nucula (Nucula) insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993) represented as Nucula insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993)
28. Species Nucula (Nucula) kanaka Bergmans, 1991 represented as Nucula kanaka Bergmans, 1991
29. Species Nucula (Nucula) kerguelensis Thiele, 1912 represented as Nucula kerguelensis Thiele, 1912
30. Species Nucula (Nucula) libera Bergmans, 1991 represented as Nucula libera Bergmans, 1991
31. Species Nucula (Nucula) mariae Nolf, 2005 represented as Nucula mariae Nolf, 2005
32. Species Nucula (Nucula) mayi (Iredale, 1930) represented as Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930)
33. Species Nucula (Nucula) mesembrina (Hedley, 1916) represented as Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
34. Species Nucula (Nucula) mitralis Hinds, 1843 represented as Nucula mitralis Hinds, 1843
35. Species Nucula (Nucula) multidentata Prashad, 1933 represented as Nucula multidentata Prashad, 1933
36. Species Nucula (Nucula) nicklesi Cosel, 1995 represented as Nucula nicklesi Cosel, 1995
37. Species Nucula (Nucula) nitidosa Winckworth, 1930 represented as Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
38. Species Nucula (Nucula) nitidula A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856
39. Species Nucula (Nucula) nitidulaformis A. W. B. Powell, 1971 represented as Nucula nitidulaformis A. W. B. Powell, 1971
40. Species Nucula (Nucula) nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
41. Species Nucula (Nucula) paulula A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula paulula A. Adams, 1856
42. Species Nucula (Nucula) planiculmen Kilburn, 1999 represented as Nucula planiculmen Kilburn, 1999
43. Species Nucula (Nucula) profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885
44. Species Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say, 1822 represented as Nucula proxima Say, 1822
45. Species Nucula (Nucula) pusilla Angas, 1877 represented as Nucula pusilla Angas, 1877
46. Species Nucula (Nucula) revei Bergmans, 1978 represented as Nucula revei Bergmans, 1978
47. Species Nucula (Nucula) saltator (Iredale, 1939) represented as Nucula saltator (Iredale, 1939)
48. Species Nucula (Nucula) semen Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula semen Thiele, 1931
49. Species Nucula (Nucula) sericea Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula sericea Thiele, 1931
50. Species Nucula (Nucula) striolata A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula striolata A. Adams, 1856
51. Species Nucula (Nucula) subluxa Kilburn, 1999 represented as Nucula subluxa Kilburn, 1999
52. Species Nucula (Nucula) sulcata Bronn, 1831 represented as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
53. Species Nucula (Nucula) thielei Schenck, 1939 represented as Nucula thielei Schenck, 1939
54. Species Nucula (Nucula) tumidula Malm, 1861 represented as Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
55. Species Nucula (Nucula) zophos A. H. Clarke, 1960 represented as Nucula zophos A. H. Clarke, 1960
Subgenus Nucula (Rumptunucula) Bergmans, 1978 represented as Nucula Lamarck, 1799
1. Species Nucula (Rumptunucula) vincentiana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) represented as Nucula vincentiana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
Subgenus Nucula (Varinucula) P. A. Maxwell, 1988 represented as Varinucula P. A. Maxwell, 1988
1. Species Nucula (Varinucula) gallinacea H. J. Finlay, 1930 accepted as Varinucula gallinacea (H. J. Finlay, 1930) (superseded combination)
Species Nucula chiloensis R. A. Philippi, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula fluviatilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula gouldi De Kay, 1844 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula limosa R. A. Philippi, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula margaritacea A. Adams, 1856 (uncertain, use in recent literature not established by editor)
Species Nucula minutissima Locard, 1896 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Nucula murchisoni Goldfuss, 1841 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula nasuta G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula parvula A. Gould, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula pulchra Hinds, 1843 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula recta Hinds, 1843 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula turgida A. Gould, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine

Original description

Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Nucula Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138262 on 2024-11-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2012-06-18 20:41:14Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-12-12 21:57:08Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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original description Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87 [details]

original description (of Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck, 1944) Schenck H.G. (1944). Lamellinucula, a new subgenus of nuculid pelecypods. Journal of Paleontology. 18(1): 97-99., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1299197 [details]

original description (of Deminucula Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. Records of the Australian Museum. 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 202, 231 [details]

original description (of Rumptunucula Bergmans, 1978) Bergmans, W. (1978). Taxonomic revision of Recent Australian Nuculidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) except Ennucula Iredale, 1931. Records of the Australian Museum. 31(17): 673-736., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1978.218
page(s): 710-711 [details]

original description (of Nucula (Nuculopsis) Woodring, 1925) Woodring, W. P. (1925). Miocene mollusks from Bowden Jamaica. Pelecypods and scaphopods. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. 366: 1-222, pls. 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59239218
page(s): 14 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. Revista peruana de biología. 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]