Nuculana pernula
Encyclopedia
Nuculana pernula, or Müller's nut clam, is a marine
bivalve mollusc in the family
Nuculanidae
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts
to Greenland
.
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
bivalve mollusc in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Nuculanidae
Nuculanidae
Nuculanidae is a family of small bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanoida.Nuculanidae species are found in all seas, from shallow to deep water.-Taxonomy:* Acutispinula** Acutispinula hilleri...
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
to Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
.