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Family: Nuculanidae (See list of species below)

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88 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Adrana egregia []	No picture found Adrana electa []	No picture found Adrana gloriosa []
Adrana lancea []	No picture found Adrana ludmillae []	No picture found Adrana patagonica []
No picture found Adrana tellinoides []	No picture found Jupiteria manawatawhia []	No picture found Jupiteria wolffi []
No picture found Ledella fiascona [Baja miniature nutclam]	No picture found Ledella finlayi []	No picture found Ledella herdmani []
No picture found Ledella kermadecensis []	No picture found Ledella marisnostri []	No picture found Ledella messanensis []
No picture found Ledella solidula []	No picture found Ledella sublevis []	No picture found Ledella ultima []
Nuculana acuta [Pointed nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana anakena []	No picture found Nuculana arai []
No picture found Nuculana aspecta []	No picture found Nuculana bellula []	No picture found Nuculana bipennis []
No picture found Nuculana carpenteri []	No picture found Nuculana caudata [Tailed nutclam]	Nuculana cestrota []
No picture found Nuculana commutata []	Nuculana concentrica [Concentric nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana confusa []
No picture found Nuculana crenulata []	No picture found Nuculana cuneata []	No picture found Nuculana cuspidata []
No picture found Nuculana gordonis [Gordon nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana hamata [Hooked nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana hebes []
No picture found Nuculana husamaru []	No picture found Nuculana illirica []	No picture found Nuculana inaequisculpta []
No picture found Nuculana investigator []	No picture found Nuculana jamaicensis [Jamaica nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana karlmartini []
No picture found Nuculana kawamurai []	No picture found Nuculana larranagai []	No picture found Nuculana leonina []
No picture found Nuculana marella []	No picture found Nuculana messanensis []	No picture found Nuculana minuta [Minute nutclam]
No picture found Nuculana navisa [Ship nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana novaeguineensis []	No picture found Nuculana orixa []
No picture found Nuculana pella []	Nuculana pernula [Northern nutclam]	No picture found Nuculana pernuloides []
No picture found Nuculana platessa []	No picture found Nuculana procumbens []	No picture found Nuculana radiata []
No picture found Nuculana sadoensis []	No picture found Nuculana scalata []	No picture found Nuculana sematensis []
No picture found Nuculana semen []	No picture found Nuculana sinensis []	No picture found Nuculana solida []
No picture found Nuculana solidifacta []	No picture found Nuculana soyomaruae []	No picture found Nuculana subaequilatera [Unequal nutclam]
No picture found Nuculana takaoensis []	No picture found Nuculana tenuisulcata [Thin nut clam]	Nuculana verrilliana [Barbed nutclam]
No picture found Nuculana vitrea []	No picture found Nuculana whitensis []	No picture found Nuculana yokoyamai []
No picture found Parayoldiella kermadecensis []	No picture found Poroleda lanceolata []	Propeleda longicaudata []
No picture found Saccella brookei []	No picture found Saccella cellulita [Fine-lined nutclam]	No picture found Saccella confusa []
Saccella elenensis [Ecuador nutclam]	No picture found Saccella gordonis []	No picture found Saccella hedleyi []
No picture found Saccella kirai []	No picture found Saccella maxwelli []	No picture found Saccella penderi [Sharp-point nutclam]
No picture found Saccella sematensis []	No picture found Saccella taphria [Furrowed nutclam]	No picture found Saccella verconis []
No picture found Scissuladrana ludmillae []

88 Species of Family Nuculanidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Adrana egregia		Western Atlantic.
Adrana electa		Western Atlantic.	4.5 DL
Adrana gloriosa		Western Central Atlantic	6.14 NG
Adrana lancea		Western Central Atlantic	3.25 NG
Adrana ludmillae		Western Central Atlantic
Adrana patagonica		Western Central Atlantic	2.8 NG
Adrana tellinoides		Western Atlantic
Jupiteria manawatawhia		Southwest Pacific
Jupiteria wolffi		Southwest Pacific
Ledella fiascona	Baja miniature nutclam	Eastern Pacific.
Ledella finlayi		Southwest Pacific
Ledella herdmani		Southwest Pacific
Ledella kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific
Ledella marisnostri		Mediterranean Sea.
Ledella messanensis		Mediterranean Sea.
Ledella solidula		Western Atlantic.
Ledella sublevis		Atlantic Ocean.
Ledella ultima		Atlantic and Antarctica.	0.255 DL
Nuculana acuta	Pointed nutclam	Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Nuculana anakena		Southeast Pacific
Nuculana arai		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana aspecta		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana bellula		Southwest Pacific
Nuculana bipennis		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana carpenteri		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana caudata	Tailed nutclam	Western Atlantic.
Nuculana cestrota		Western Atlantic
Nuculana commutata		Mediterranean Sea
Nuculana concentrica	Concentric nutclam	Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Nuculana confusa		Western Pacific.
Nuculana crenulata		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana cuneata		Eastern Pacific.
Nuculana cuspidata		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana gordonis	Gordon nutclam	Northwest Pacific
Nuculana hamata	Hooked nutclam	Eastern Pacific
Nuculana hebes		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana husamaru		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana illirica		Mediterranean Sea.
Nuculana inaequisculpta		Antarctica Pacific and An	0.5 SHL
Nuculana investigator		Southwest Pacific
Nuculana jamaicensis	Jamaica nutclam	Western Atlantic.
Nuculana karlmartini		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana kawamurai		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana larranagai		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Nuculana leonina		Canada
Nuculana marella		Western Atlantic.	0.46 DL
Nuculana messanensis		Western Atlantic
Nuculana minuta	Minute nutclam	Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At
Nuculana navisa	Ship nutclam	Eastern Pacific.
Nuculana novaeguineensis		Western Central Pacific
Nuculana orixa		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana pella		Mediterranean Sea
Nuculana pernula	Northern nutclam	Arctic, Atlantic and Paci	1.76 DL
Nuculana pernuloides		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana platessa		Western Atlantic	1.03 DL
Nuculana procumbens		Western Pacific
Nuculana radiata		Arctic and Northern Pacif
Nuculana sadoensis		Northwest Pacific.
Nuculana scalata		Western Pacific.
Nuculana sematensis		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana semen		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana sinensis		Western Pacific
Nuculana solida		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana solidifacta		Western Central Atlantic
Nuculana soyomaruae		Northwest Pacific
Nuculana subaequilatera	Unequal nutclam	Western Atlantic.
Nuculana takaoensis		Northwest Pacific.
Nuculana tenuisulcata	Thin nut clam	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Nuculana verrilliana	Barbed nutclam	Western Atlantic.
Nuculana vitrea		Western Central Atlantic
Nuculana whitensis		Western Atlantic.
Nuculana yokoyamai		Northwest Pacific
Parayoldiella kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific
Poroleda lanceolata		Southwest Pacific
Propeleda longicaudata		Southern Pacific and the	1.5 SHL
Saccella brookei		Western Indian Ocean
Saccella cellulita	Fine-lined nutclam	Eastern Pacific
Saccella confusa		Northwest Pacific
Saccella elenensis	Ecuador nutclam	Eastern Pacific.
Saccella gordonis		Northwest Pacific
Saccella hedleyi		Southwest Pacific
Saccella kirai		Western Pacific
Saccella maxwelli		Southwest Pacific
Saccella penderi	Sharp-point nutclam	Eastern Pacific
Saccella sematensis		Northwest Pacific
Saccella taphria	Furrowed nutclam	Eastern Pacific
Saccella verconis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Scissuladrana ludmillae		Western Atlantic.	4 DL

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