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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)

Classification

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Genus

Type taxon

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

Type taxon of

Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824

Parent

Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824

Original name

Nucula Lamarck, 1799

Synonymised names

Deminucula Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective 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Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck, 1944 · unaccepted (superseded combination)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 amitrovi Voronina, 1993 †
Species Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
Species Nucula austrobenthalis Dell, 1990
Species Nucula barrosi R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
Species Nucula bergmansi (P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
Species Nucula bowerbankii J. Sowerby, 1834 †
Species Nucula brasiliana Esteves, 1984
Species Nucula bronnii Deshayes, 1858 †
Species Nucula calabra (La Perna, 2007) †
Species Nucula calcicola D. R. Moore, 1977
Species Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
Species Nucula capillacea Deshayes, 1858 †
Species Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
Species Nucula cascadensis Hickman, 2025 †
Species Nucula certisinus H. J. Finlay, 1930
Species Nucula chrysocoma Dall, 1908
Species Nucula cochlear Garvie, 1996 †
Species Nucula compressiuscula R. A. Philippi, 1899 †
Species Nucula comta Goldfuss, 1837 †
Species Nucula consentanea Melvill, 1907
Species Nucula cossmanni É. Vincent, 1892 †
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 dechenii R. A. Philippi, 1847 †
Species Nucula delaiguei R. A. Philippi, 1899 †
Species Nucula discors R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
Species Nucula donaciformis E. A. Smith, 1895
Species Nucula dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977)
Species Nucula dunedinensis H. J. Finlay, 1928
Species Nucula errazurizi R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
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 fragilis Deshayes, 1829 †
Species Nucula fritschi O. Boettger, 1880 †
Species Nucula galatheae (Dell, 1956)
Species Nucula glabra R. A. Philippi, 1844 †
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 jeffreysi Bellardi, 1875 †
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 martini Haanstra & Spiker, 1932 †
Species Nucula mayeri M. Hörnes, 1864 †
Species Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930)
Species Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
Species Nucula minor Deshayes, 1858 †
Species Nucula mitralis Hinds, 1843
Species Nucula mixta Deshayes, 1858 †
Species Nucula moeridis P. Oppenheim, 1903 †
Species Nucula multidentata Prashad, 1933
Species Nucula nama Zettler & L. Hoffman, 2022
Species Nucula ngatutura Laws, 1936 †
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 njalindungensis K. Martin, 1919 †
Species Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Nucula oostinghi van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945 †
Species Nucula ovallei R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
Species Nucula papillifera Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula parisiensis Deshayes, 1860 †
Species Nucula patagonica R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
Species Nucula paulula A. Adams, 1856
Species Nucula pellucida R. A. Philippi, 1844 †
Species Nucula percrassa Conrad, 1858 †
Species Nucula piligera F. Sandberger, 1861 †
Species Nucula pisum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Species Nucula planiculmen Kilburn, 1999
Species Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924
Species Nucula proava S. V. Wood, 1864 †
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 pusilla R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid; not Hislop, 1860 nor Angas, 1877)
Species Nucula rembangensis K. Martin, 1919 †
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 schmidti Gilbert, 1955 †
Species Nucula sculpturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
Species Nucula sedanensis Haanstra & Spiker, 1932 †
Species Nucula seguenzai (La Perna, 2007) †
Species Nucula semen Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Nucula sericea Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula smithvillensis Stenzel & Twining, 1957 †
Species Nucula stationis Wilckens, 1910 †
Species Nucula storrsi Stanton, 1895 †
Species Nucula striatissima G. Seguenza, 1877 †
Species Nucula striolata A. Adams, 1856
Species Nucula studeri d'Archiac, 1854 †
Species Nucula suahelica Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula subglobosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 †
Species Nucula subluxa Kilburn, 1999
Species Nucula subtransversa Nyst, 1845 †
Species Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
Species Nucula sultana Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula sumatrana Thiele, 1931
Species Nucula tamatavica Odhner, 1943
Species Nucula taphria Dall, 1898 †
Species Nucula terminalis Deshayes, 1858 †
Species Nucula tersior Marwick, 1929 †
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 trigonula S. V. Wood, 1840 †
Species Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
Species Nucula valdiviana R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
Species Nucula vestigia Marwick, 1929
Species Nucula vicentina R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
Species Nucula vincentiana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
Species Nucula woodi Cossmann, 1887 †
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) bruneiana Beets, 1942 † accepted as Acila bruneiana (Beets, 1942) †
2. Species Nucula (Acila) cordata Dall, 1898 † accepted as Acila nehalemensis G D. Hanna, 1924 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula cordata Goldfuss, 1838; Acila nehalemensis is a replacement name)
3. Species Nucula (Acila) divaricata Hinds, 1843 accepted as Acila divaricata (Hinds, 1843)
4. Species Nucula (Acila) fultoni E. A. Smith, 1892 accepted as Acila fultoni (E. A. Smith, 1892) (basionym)
5. Species Nucula (Acila) gettysburgensis Reagan, 1909 † accepted as Acila gettysburgensis (Reagan, 1909) †
6. Species Nucula (Acila) gottschei Böhm, 1916 † accepted as Lacia gottschei (Böhm, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Nucula (Acila) granulata E. A. Smith, 1906 accepted as Acila granulata (E. A. Smith, 1906) (basionym)
8. Species Nucula (Acila) japonica Dall, 1898 accepted as Acila insignis (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
9. Species Nucula (Acila) jucunda Thiele, 1931 accepted as Acila jucunda (Thiele, 1931)
10. Species Nucula (Acila) mirabilis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Acila mirabilis (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
11. Species Nucula (Acila) prestoni H. C. Ray, 1952 accepted as Acila jucunda (Thiele, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
12. Species Nucula (Acila) schomburgki [sic] † accepted as Nucula schomburgkii Forbes, 1848 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
13. Species Nucula (Acila) shumardi Dall, 1909 † accepted as Acila shumardi (Dall, 1909) †
14. Species Nucula (Acila) insignis A. Gould, 1861 represented as Acila insignis (A. Gould, 1861)
15. Species Nucula (Acila) schomburgkii Forbes, 1848 † represented as Nucula schomburgkii Forbes, 1848 †
16. Species Nucula (Acila) stillwaterensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
17. Species Nucula (Acila) tuberculata Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Subgenus Nucula (Cucullella) McCoy, 1851 † accepted as Cucullella McCoy, 1851 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Nucula (Cucullella) palaestina Hamlin, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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) birchi Keen, 1943 † accepted as Ennucula birchi (Keen, 1943) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Nucula (Ennucula) gricei Singleton, 1941 † accepted as Ennucula gricei (Singleton, 1941) † (superseded combination)
4. Species Nucula (Ennucula) mareana Weisbord, 1964 † accepted as Ennucula dalmasi (Dautzenberg, 1900)
5. 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) amitrovi Voronina, 1993 † accepted as Nucula amitrovi Voronina, 1993 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) carlottensis Dall, 1897 accepted as Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
3. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) certisinus Finlay, 1930 accepted as Nucula certisinus H. J. Finlay, 1930 (superseded combination)
4. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) comta Goldfuss, 1837 † accepted as Nucula comta Goldfuss, 1837 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) gemmulata Habe, 1953 accepted as Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
6. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) hartvigiana Dohrn, 1864 accepted as Linucula hartvigiana (Dohrn, 1864) (superseded combination)
7. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) jeffreysi Bellardi, 1875 † accepted as Nucula jeffreysi Bellardi, 1875 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) keenae F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
9. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) minor Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Nucula minor Deshayes, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) rossiana H. J. Finlay, 1930 accepted as Nucula rossiana H. J. Finlay, 1930 (superseded combination)
11. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) takashii F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897
12. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) consentanea Melvill & Standen, 1907 represented as Nucula consentanea Melvill, 1907
13. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) crenulata A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula crenulata A. Adams, 1856
14. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) culebrensis E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula culebrensis E. A. Smith, 1885
15. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977) represented as Nucula dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977)
16. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) dunedinensis Finlay, 1928 represented as Nucula dunedinensis H. J. Finlay, 1928
17. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 represented as Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
18. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) iphigenia Dall, 1896 represented as Nucula iphigenia Dall, 1896
19. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) irregularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 represented as Nucula irregularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
20. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) izushotoensis (Okutani, 1966) represented as Nucula izushotoensis (Okutani, 1966)
21. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) kanekoi Mimoto, 2011 represented as Nucula kanekoi Mimoto, 2011
22. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) marmorea Hinds, 1843 represented as Nucula marmorea Hinds, 1843
23. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) papillifera Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula papillifera Thiele, 1931
24. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998 represented as Nucula pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998
25. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) rhytidopleura Kilburn, 1999 represented as Nucula rhytidopleura Kilburn, 1999
26. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) rugulosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 represented as Nucula rugulosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
27. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 represented as Nucula schencki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940
28. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) sculpturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 represented as Nucula sculpturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1904
29. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1846 represented as Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1846
30. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) sultana Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula sultana Thiele, 1931
31. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) tamatavica Odhner, 1943 represented as Nucula tamatavica Odhner, 1943
32. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920 represented as Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
33. Species Nucula (Lamellinucula) torresi E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula torresi E. A. Smith, 1885
34. 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)
1. Species Nucula (Leda) packeri Forbes, 1848 † represented as Leda packeri (Forbes, 1848) †
Subgenus Nucula (Leionucula) Quenstedt, 1930 accepted as Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 †
1. Species Nucula (Leionucula) cecileana (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † accepted as Leionucula cecileana (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Nucula (Leionucula) ceciliana † accepted as Nucula (Leionucula) cecileana (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † accepted as Leionucula cecileana (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
3. Species Nucula (Leionucula) devjatilovae Kafanov, Ogasawara & Marincovich, 2001 † accepted as Leionucula devjatilovae (Kafanov, Ogasawara & Marincovich, 2001) †
4. Species Nucula (Leionucula) faba F.-S. Xu, 1999 accepted as Ennucula faba (F.-S. Xu, 1999) (superseded combination)
5. Species Nucula (Leionucula) hunickeni Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988 † accepted as Leionucula hunickeni (Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988) †
6. Species Nucula (Leionucula) leptodonta F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
7. Species Nucula (Leionucula) nova Wilckens, 1910 † accepted as Leionucula nova (Wilckens, 1910) †
8. Species Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri Zinsmeister, 1984 † accepted as Leionucula palmeri (Zinsmeister, 1984) †
9. Species Nucula (Leionucula) parvula Devjatilova, 1981 † accepted as Nucula (Leionucula) devjatilovae Kafanov, Ogasawara & Marincovich, 2001 † accepted as Leionucula devjatilovae (Kafanov, Ogasawara & Marincovich, 2001) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula parvula Gould, 1861; Nucula (Leionucula) devjatilovae is a replacement name)
10. Species Nucula (Leionucula) subaraucana Frassinetti, 1997 † accepted as Leionucula subaraucana Frassinetti, 1997 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
11. Species Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga (Wilckens, 1907) † accepted as Leionucula suboblonga (Wilckens, 1907) †
12. 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) aptera Laws, 1940 † accepted as Linucula aptera (Laws, 1940) † (superseded combination)
2. Species Nucula (Linucula) declivis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Linucula declivis (Hinds, 1843)
3. Species Nucula (Linucula) fernandensis Villarroel, 1971 accepted as Nucula fernandensis Villarroel, 1971
4. Species Nucula (Linucula) oppressa Bergmans, 1991 accepted as Linucula oppressa (Bergmans, 1991)
5. Species Nucula (Linucula) pisum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Nucula pisum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
6. Species Nucula (Linucula) recens (Dell, 1956) accepted as Linucula recens Dell, 1956 (superseded combination)
7. Species Nucula (Linucula) tutamoensis Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Linucula tutamoensis (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
8. Species Nucula (Linucula) waiaotea Laws, 1941 † accepted as Linucula waiaotea (Laws, 1941) † (superseded combination)
9. Species Nucula (Linucula) waipaoa Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Linucula waipaoa (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
10. Species Nucula (Linucula) wanganuica Laws, 1940 † accepted as Linucula wanganuica (Laws, 1940) † (superseded combination)
Subgenus Nucula (Lionucula) accepted as Leionucula Quenstedt, 1930 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
1. Species Nucula (Lionucula) albensis A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † accepted as Leionucula albensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1844) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 (Nuculoma) Cossmann, 1907 † accepted as Nuculoma Cossmann, 1907 † (original rank)
1. Species Nucula (Nuculoma) bisulcata J. De C. Sowerby, 1850 † accepted as Nuculoma bisulcata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1850) †
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) hilli Woodring, 1925 † accepted as Lissanucula hilli (Woodring, 1925) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. 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 accipiens J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † accepted as Edmondia accipiens (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula acuta Conrad, 1832 accepted as Saccella 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 aequilateralis Roemer, 1836 † accepted as Rollieria aequilateralis (Roemer, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Nucula agujana Dall, 1908 accepted as Ennucula agujana (Dall, 1908) (original combination)
Species Nucula albensis A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † accepted as Leionucula albensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1844) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula ambrosia Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928 † accepted as Lamellinucula ambrosia (Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928) † (superseded combination)
Species Nucula amygdalea Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Yoldia hyperborea (A. Gould, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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 apicina R. A. Philippi, 1887 † accepted as Leionucula cecileana (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula aptera Laws, 1940 † accepted as Linucula aptera (Laws, 1940) † (superseded combination)
Species Nucula aquisgranensis Beushausen, 1895 † accepted as Nuculoidea corbuliformis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula arata J. Hall, 1852 † accepted as Phestia arata (J. Hall, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula araucana R. A. Philippi, 1887 † accepted as Nucula barrosi R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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 arctica J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Portlandia arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 beirensis Sharpe, 1853 † accepted as Cardiolaria beirensis (Sharpe, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula belcheri Hinds, 1843 accepted as Lembulus belcheri (Hinds, 1843)
Species Nucula bellatula J. Hall, 1843 † accepted as Palaeoneilo constricta (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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 bisulcata J. De C. Sowerby, 1850 † accepted as Nuculoma bisulcata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula bivirgata J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 † accepted as Acila (Truncacila) bivirgata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula bollonsi (A. W. B. Powell, 1955) accepted as Pronucula bollonsi A. W. B. Powell, 1955
Species Nucula brevitergum Chapman & Singleton, 1927 † accepted as Ennucula brevitergum (Chapman & Singleton, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula brongersmai Bergmans, 1978 accepted as Austronucula brongersmai (Bergmans, 1978)
Species Nucula burdigalica (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912) † accepted as Leionucula burdigalica (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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) (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 castor A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Nuculoma castor (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (original combination)
Species Nucula castrensis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Acila castrensis (Hinds, 1843) (original combination)
Species Nucula ciae Sharpe, 1853 † accepted as Praeleda ciae (Sharpe, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded 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 compar Barrande, 1881 † accepted as Praeleda compar (Barrande, 1881) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula compressa R. A. Philippi, 1847 † accepted as Nucula schmidti Gilbert, 1955 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Species Nucula compta A. Gould, 1834 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831 (synonym)
Species Nucula compta [sic] † accepted as Nucula comta Goldfuss, 1837 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Nucula concava Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Jupiteria concava (Bronn, 1831) †
Species Nucula concentrica Say, 1824 accepted as Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula consobrina A. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Ennucula obliqua (Lamarck, 1819) (junior synonym)
Species Nucula contrastans Barrande, 1881 † accepted as Myoplusia contrastans (Barrande, 1881) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 corbuliformis J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869 † accepted as Nuculoidea corbuliformis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 costae Sharpe, 1853 † accepted as Praeleda costae (Sharpe, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 crepida Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Varinucula crepida (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded 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 cuneata J. Phillips, 1836 † accepted as Pleurophorella cuneata (J. Phillips, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula cuneiformis J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † accepted as Palaeonucula cuneiformis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula curvirostra G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Lembulus montagui (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Nucula cuspidata R. A. Philippi, 1844 † accepted as Nuculana cuspidata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 darwini R. A. Philippi, 1887 † accepted as Propeleda darwini (R. A. Philippi, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 deltoidea Lamarck, 1805 † accepted as Trinacria deltoidea (Lamarck, 1805) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula deshayesiana Nyst, 1835 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula diaphana Prashad, 1932 (unaccepted, non H. C. Lea, 1846)
Species Nucula dilatata R. A. Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula dilatatae R. A. Philippi, 1844 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
Species Nucula dilecta E. A. Smith, 1891 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula distincta W. H. Turton, 1932 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula divaricata Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula divaricata Hinds, 1843)
Species Nucula divaricata Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula domina Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula dorbignyi R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula doris (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula eborea Conrad, 1846 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula eburnea G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula eightsii J. C. Jay, 1839 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula elegans Hupé, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula elenensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula elliptica Goldfuss, 1837 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Phillips, 1829)
Species Nucula elongata Bosc, 1801 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula elongata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula elongata Bosc, 1801)
Species Nucula emarginata Lamarck, 1819 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula excavata Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula excavata Goldfuss, 1837)
Species Nucula excisa R. A. Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula eximia Yokoyama, 1925 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula exnitida Sacco, 1898 (unaccepted, replacement name introduced in synonymy and never used as valid)
Species Nucula expansa Reeve, 1855 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula expansa Bronn, 1848)
Species Nucula faba F.-S. Xu, 1999 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula fabula G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula felipponei W. B. Marshall, 1928 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula fenestralis Tate, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula fraasi Noetling, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula fragilis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Nucula fragilis Deshayes, 1829; Ennucula jaeckeli is a replacement name)
Species Nucula fragilis Boshoff, 1968 (unaccepted, junior homonym of Nucula fragilis Deshayes, 1829; Ennucula jaeckeli is a replacement name)
Species Nucula fultoni E. A. Smith, 1892 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula gabbi Stanton, 1895 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula galeottiana Nyst, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula gallinacea H. J. Finlay, 1930 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula gemmulata Habe, 1953 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula gibba A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula gibbosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula gibbosa Fleming, 1828)
Species Nucula gibbosa Forbes, 1839 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, primary homonym of Nucula gibbosa G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Species Nucula glabra G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Philippi, 1844)
Species Nucula glacialis J. E. Gray, 1825 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula grangei Marwick, 1926 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula granulata E. A. Smith, 1906 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula granulosa A. E. Verrill, 1884 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula grayi A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula gregaria Münster, 1837 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula groenlandica Posselt, 1898 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula guineensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula haesendoncki Nyst & Westerndorp, 1839 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula hammeri Defrance, 1825 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula hartvigiana Dohrn, 1864 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula hedleyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1904 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula hilli Woodring, 1925 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula hyomorpha Holdhaus, 1913 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula hyperborea A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula incisa Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded 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 kalimnae Singleton, 1932 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Nucula kalmikensis Liverovskaya, 1939 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula kaoraensis L. R. Cox, 1940 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula keenae F. R. Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula kermadecensis (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula lacryma J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Nucula lacunosa F. W. Hutton, 1884 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula laevigata A. Gould, 1838 (unaccepted, nomen nudum)
Species Nucula laevis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Nucula laevis Say, 1824; Pensarnia laeviformis is a replacement name)
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 lebuensis R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula lenticula Møller, 1842 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula leptodonta F. R. Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula limatula Say, 1831 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula lineata Goldfuss, 1837 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula lineata J. Phillips, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 mariana Wilckens, 1927 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula marshalli Schenck, 1939 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula mauritiana G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula medinae R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 miliaris Deshayes, 1829 sensu S. V. Wood, 1851 † (unaccepted > misapplication)
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 > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
Species Nucula mirifica Dall, 1907 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula montagui J. E. Gray, 1825 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula moorei Winckworth, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula morundiana Tate, 1886 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula muensteri Goldfuss, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula myalis Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula navicularis Couthouy, 1839 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula navis Piette, 1856 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula nimbosa Prashad, 1932 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula niotica J. Hall & Whitfield, 1872 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym)
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 nogalis R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula notobenthalis Thiele, 1912 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula nova Wilckens, 1910 † (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 obliqua Münster, 1841 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of N. obliqua Lamarck, 1819, and N. obliqua Say, 1820; N. subobliqua is a replacement name)
Species Nucula obliterata Dall, 1881 sensu Knudsen, 1970 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Nucula oblonga T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula obtusa Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula oppressa Bergmans, 1991 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula ornata G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula otamaringaensis Marwick, 1926 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula otamatea Laws, 1939 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula ovata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1839) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula oxyrrhyncha R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 pencana R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 plicata J. Phillips, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 ponderata Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula portlandica Hitchcock, 1836 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula potens Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula pratasensis (T. C. Lan & Y.-C. Lee, 2001) (unaccepted)
Species Nucula prestoni H. C. Ray, 1952 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula producta Nilsson, 1827 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 pullastriformis McCoy, 1852 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula pumila Sars, 1851 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula pusio R. A. Philippi, 1844 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula pygmaea Münster, 1837 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula quirica Dall, 1916 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula quiriquinae R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 randalli J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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 reticularis Ortmann, 1900 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 ruatakiensis Marwick, 1926 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
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 ryckholtiana Nyst, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula sadoensis (Yokoyama, 1926) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula sagittata Suter, 1917 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
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 semistriata Tate, 1886 † (unaccepted, invalid: not Wood, 1840)
Species Nucula serotina Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula shumardi Dall, 1909 † (unaccepted > superseded 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 solenoides Goldfuss, 1837 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula somaliensis Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula spitiensis Holdhaus, 1913 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Nucula stoliczkai L. R. Cox, 1940 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
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 sublaevigata Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1888 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula subobliqua A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula suboblonga Wilckens, 1907 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula subovata A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula subovata d'Orbigny, 1850)
Species Nucula subtrigona G. B. Simpson, 1890 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym)
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 R. 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 tatei Finlay, 1924 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula tellinoides G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tenella Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tenisoni Pritchard, 1896 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tenuis (A. W. B. Powell, 1927) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1836 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Nucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808); Nucula philippiana is a replacement name)
Species Nucula tenuisulcata Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula thraciaeformis Storer, 1838 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Nucula tricesima Ihering, 1897 † (unaccepted > superseded 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 trigona G. Seguenza, 1877 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, invalid: junior homonym)
Species Nucula trigona Spriestersbach, 1925 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym and unreplaced junior homonym)
Species Nucula triquetra Ponzi, 1872 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula truncata Gabb, 1864 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula truncata Nilsson, 1828; Acila demessa is a replacement name)
Species Nucula tumida Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula tumida Tenison Woods, 1877 † (unaccepted, invalid: not Phillips, 1836)
Species Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861 sensu Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted, suspected misidentification)
Species Nucula tunicata Quenstedt, 1852 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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 tutamoensis Marwick, 1931 † (unaccepted)
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 variabilis J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Nucula venezuelana Weisbord, 1964 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula ventricosa Hinds, 1843 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula ventricosa J. Hall, 1858 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Nucula ventricosa Hinds, 1843; Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck, 1934 is a replcaement name)
Species Nucula venusta N. H. Woods, 1931 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula verrillii Dall, 1886 (unaccepted)
Species Nucula volckmanni R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nucula waiaotea Laws, 1941 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula waikouraensis Marwick, 1931 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nucula waipaoa Marwick, 1931 † (unaccepted)
Species Nucula wanganuica Laws, 1940 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
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) compta [sic] † accepted as Nucula comta Goldfuss, 1837 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
6. Species Nucula (Nucula) dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula dautzenbergi (Prashad, 1932) (basionym)
7. Species Nucula (Nucula) declivis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Linucula declivis (Hinds, 1843)
8. Species Nucula (Nucula) diaphana Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula similis (Payne & J. A. Allen, 1992)
9. Species Nucula (Nucula) interflucta Marincovich, 1973 accepted as Ennucula interflucta (Marincovich, 1973) (basionym)
10. Species Nucula (Nucula) marshalli Schenck, 1939 accepted as Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1846
11. Species Nucula (Nucula) nimbosa Prashad, 1932 accepted as Nucula semen Thiele, 1931
12. Species Nucula (Nucula) pachydonta Prashad, 1932 accepted as Ennucula pachydonta (Prashad, 1932)
13. Species Nucula (Nucula) paytensis A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
14. Species Nucula (Nucula) pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998 accepted as Nucula pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998
15. Species Nucula (Nucula) rugifera Prashad, 1932 accepted as Nucula papillifera Thiele, 1931
16. Species Nucula (Nucula) suprastriata R. Arnold, 1903 accepted as Nucula exigua G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
17. Species Nucula (Nucula) venezuelana Weisbord, 1964 † accepted as Nucula semiornata A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
18. Species Nucula (Nucula) austrobenthalis Dell, 1990 represented as Nucula austrobenthalis Dell, 1990
19. Species Nucula (Nucula) bowerbankii J. Sowerby, 1834 † represented as Nucula bowerbankii J. Sowerby, 1834 †
20. Species Nucula (Nucula) brasiliana Esteves, 1984 represented as Nucula brasiliana Esteves, 1984
21. Species Nucula (Nucula) calcicola D. R. Moore, 1977 represented as Nucula calcicola D. R. Moore, 1977
22. Species Nucula (Nucula) callicredemna Dall, 1890 represented as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
23. Species Nucula (Nucula) cascadensis Hickman, 2025 † represented as Nucula cascadensis Hickman, 2025 †
24. Species Nucula (Nucula) crassidens Nicklès, 1955 represented as Nucula crassidens Nicklès, 1955
25. Species Nucula (Nucula) donaciformis E. A. Smith, 1895 represented as Nucula donaciformis E. A. Smith, 1895
26. Species Nucula (Nucula) exodonta Prashad, 1932 represented as Nucula exodonta Prashad, 1932
27. Species Nucula (Nucula) falklandica Preston, 1912 represented as Nucula falklandica Preston, 1912
28. Species Nucula (Nucula) hanleyi Winckworth, 1931 represented as Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
29. Species Nucula (Nucula) hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921 represented as Nucula hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921
30. Species Nucula (Nucula) inconspicua H. Adams, 1871 represented as Nucula inconspicua H. Adams, 1871
31. Species Nucula (Nucula) insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993) represented as Nucula insignis (Hayami & Kase, 1993)
32. Species Nucula (Nucula) kanaka Bergmans, 1991 represented as Nucula kanaka Bergmans, 1991
33. Species Nucula (Nucula) kerguelensis Thiele, 1912 represented as Nucula kerguelensis Thiele, 1912
34. Species Nucula (Nucula) libera Bergmans, 1991 represented as Nucula libera Bergmans, 1991
35. Species Nucula (Nucula) mariae Nolf, 2005 represented as Nucula mariae Nolf, 2005
36. Species Nucula (Nucula) mayeri Hörnes, 1865 † represented as Nucula mayeri M. Hörnes, 1864 †
37. Species Nucula (Nucula) mayi (Iredale, 1930) represented as Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930)
38. Species Nucula (Nucula) mesembrina (Hedley, 1916) represented as Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
39. Species Nucula (Nucula) mitralis Hinds, 1843 represented as Nucula mitralis Hinds, 1843
40. Species Nucula (Nucula) multidentata Prashad, 1933 represented as Nucula multidentata Prashad, 1933
41. Species Nucula (Nucula) nicklesi Cosel, 1995 represented as Nucula nicklesi Cosel, 1995
42. Species Nucula (Nucula) nitidosa Winckworth, 1930 represented as Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
43. Species Nucula (Nucula) nitidula A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856
44. Species Nucula (Nucula) nitidulaformis A. W. B. Powell, 1971 represented as Nucula nitidulaformis A. W. B. Powell, 1971
45. Species Nucula (Nucula) nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
46. Species Nucula (Nucula) oostinghi van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945 † represented as Nucula oostinghi van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945 †
47. Species Nucula (Nucula) paulula A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula paulula A. Adams, 1856
48. Species Nucula (Nucula) piligera F. Sandberger, 1861 † represented as Nucula piligera F. Sandberger, 1861 †
49. Species Nucula (Nucula) planiculmen Kilburn, 1999 represented as Nucula planiculmen Kilburn, 1999
50. Species Nucula (Nucula) proava S. V. Wood, 1864 † represented as Nucula proava S. V. Wood, 1864 †
51. Species Nucula (Nucula) profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Nucula profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885
52. Species Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say, 1822 represented as Nucula proxima Say, 1822
53. Species Nucula (Nucula) pusilla Angas, 1877 represented as Nucula pusilla Angas, 1877
54. Species Nucula (Nucula) revei Bergmans, 1978 represented as Nucula revei Bergmans, 1978
55. Species Nucula (Nucula) saltator (Iredale, 1939) represented as Nucula saltator (Iredale, 1939)
56. Species Nucula (Nucula) semen Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula semen Thiele, 1931
57. Species Nucula (Nucula) sericea Thiele, 1931 represented as Nucula sericea Thiele, 1931
58. Species Nucula (Nucula) smithvillensis Stenzel & Twining, 1957 † represented as Nucula smithvillensis Stenzel & Twining, 1957 †
59. Species Nucula (Nucula) striolata A. Adams, 1856 represented as Nucula striolata A. Adams, 1856
60. Species Nucula (Nucula) subluxa Kilburn, 1999 represented as Nucula subluxa Kilburn, 1999
61. Species Nucula (Nucula) sulcata Bronn, 1831 represented as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
62. Species Nucula (Nucula) thielei Schenck, 1939 represented as Nucula thielei Schenck, 1939
63. Species Nucula (Nucula) trigonula S. V. Wood, 1840 † represented as Nucula trigonula S. V. Wood, 1840 †
64. Species Nucula (Nucula) tumidula Malm, 1861 represented as Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
65. 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 abbreviata Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula acuminata Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula acuminata Eichwald, 1830 (uncertain)
Species Nucula acuta J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † (uncertain > unassessed, homonym of Nucula acuta Conrad, 1832)
Species Nucula acutidens H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula aequilatera H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula akitana Otuka, 1943 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula albertina A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula amblyrrhyncha R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula amica Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula amygdaloides J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula ancervillensis de Loriol, 1872 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula andina R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula angulata J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula angusta R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula antiquata J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula applanata Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula arcaeformis R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula arduennensis A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula baccata Guppy, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula barroisi de Loriol, 1882 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula bellozanensis de Loriol, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula brevirostris Phillips, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula bussacensis Sharpe, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula calcarensis Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula carinata Spriestersbach, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Nucula carinata H. C. Lea, 1843)
Species Nucula carolinensis Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula chickasaensis Cragin, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Nucula chiloensis R. A. Philippi, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula chipolana Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula circularis Spriestersbach, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula claibornensis Conrad, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula claviformis J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula cobboldiae J. Sowerby, 1817 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula cordata Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula cornuta R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula cottaldi de Loriol, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula cuneata Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula cuneifrons Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula dasa J. A. Gardner, 1926 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula defuniak J. A. Gardner, 1926 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula dewalquei Terquem & Piette, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula diaphana H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula diffidens J. Hall, 1883 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula distorta Gabb, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula dolabella H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula elongas Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula equalis Conrad, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula erratica Beushausen, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula eschwegii Sharpe, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula excavata Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula exilis Dunker, 1849 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula extrigona Sacco, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula ezquerrae Sharpe, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula faba Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula fallax Terquem & Piette, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula fluviatilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula fornicata Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula glaberrima Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula globularis J. Hall, 1885 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula gouldi De Kay, 1844 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula grandaeva Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula hourcqi Collignon, 1950 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula hualpensis R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula impressa J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula improcera Conrad, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula incongruens Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula incrassata Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula inflata J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula inflata Wissmann, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Nucula inflata J. De C. Sowerby, 1827)
Species Nucula isosceles Stoppani, 1857 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula kaffraria Rennie, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula konincki Dunker, 1849 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula krugeri J. S. Williams, 1931 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula laevigata J. Sowerby, 1818 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula laevirostrum Portlock, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula laevis Say, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula laigneli M. Rouault, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula lanceolata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula largillierti A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula latissima J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula lauta R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula lieseri Spriestersbach, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula limonensis Gabb, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula limosa R. A. Philippi, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula lingulata A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula lunularis R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula maestri Sharpe, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula magnifica Conrad, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula margaritacea A. Adams, 1856 (uncertain, use in recent literature not established by editor)
Species Nucula margaritifera Douvillé, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula marlae A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula marthae McCoy, 1875 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula minima J. Sowerby, 1818 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula minuscula Grzybowski, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of N. minuscula Pfeffer, 1886)
Species Nucula minutissima Locard, 1896 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Nucula moenensis Gabb, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula mucronata J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula mucronata Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula murchisoni Goldfuss, 1841 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula naraensis Mongin, 1951 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula nasuta G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula neda J. Hall & Whitfield, 1872 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula nuda Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula obesa Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula obesa A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Nucula obesa Goldfuss, 1837)
Species Nucula oblonga J. Hall, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Nucula oblonga T. Brown, 1827)
Species Nucula obolina Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula obsoleta Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula oligotrigona Sacco, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula opulenta Conrad, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula ovalis Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula ovum J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula palmae J. De C. Sowerby, 1824 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula parilis Conrad, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula parvula A. Gould, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula pectinata J. Sowerby, 1818 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula perequalis Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula perplectens Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula peruana Gabb, 1877 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula placentina Lamarck, 1819 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula pragensis Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula prisca Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula protensa Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula prunicola Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula pulchra Hinds, 1843 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula pusilla Hislop, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula quisquilia R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula quisuilia R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula recta Hinds, 1843 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula renauxiana A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula rescuensis Walcott, 1884 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula ribeiro Sharpe, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula robustella Spriestersbach, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula sanctaemariae R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Nucula scapha A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula schomburgkii Forbes, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula securicula Dufour, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula securiformis Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula serica Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula siliqua Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula similis J. Sowerby, 1818 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula simplicior Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula sinaria Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula sinuosa G. B. Simpson, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula snyderensis E. B. Branson, 1923 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula solea A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula speciosa Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula strigilata Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula subcarinata R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula submargaritacea A. Rouault, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula subovalis Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula subradiata R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula subrotunda Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula subtrigona Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula subtrigona Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula sulcellata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula superstes Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula tellinula Conrad, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula tenuisculpta Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula tinguiriricana R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula triangula R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula trigona Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed, unreplaced junior homonym)
Species Nucula trigona J. Sowerby, 1818 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula tumescens Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula tumida J. Phillips, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula turgida A. Gould, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nucula undulata J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula undulata J. Phillips, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Nucula undulata J. De C. Sowerby, 1827)
Species Nucula varicosa J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula vibrayeana A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula vicksburgensis Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula vieta Guppy, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula waltoni J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula washingtonensis C. E. Weaver, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Nucula yuani Chao, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)

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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nucula Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138262 on 2025-07-18

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

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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]