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Species List for Genus: Nucula
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Protobranchia (Subclass) > Nuculida (Order) > Nuculoidea (Superfamily) > Nuculidae (Family) > Nucula (Genus)

  • Genus: Nucula

  • Nucula certisinus Finlay, 1930
    Height 1.6mm, Width 1.8mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Cape Reinga and north-eastern North Island, from 20-120m
  • Nucula dunedinensis (Finlay, 1928)
    Height 1.8mm, Width 2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South Island from Kaikoura southwards, Stewart Island and Snares Islands
  • Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
    Height 1.7mm, Width 2.2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Macquarie Island
  • Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856
    Height 8mm, Width 8mm, Thickness 4.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings, North, South and Stewart Islands and Mernoo Bank, from 0-430m
  • Nucula nitidulaformis Powell, 1971
    Height 4.5mm, Width 4.8mm, Thickness 2.9mm
    Marine
    Bay of Plenty, North Island
  • Nucula rossiana Finlay, 1930
    Width 5.8mm, Height 5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South-western South Island, Stewart, Auckland, Campbell and Bounty Islands, from 8-183m
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil