CaRMS taxon details
Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776)
140577 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140577)
accepted
Species
Nuculana caudata (Donovan, 1801) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodrome of Danish Zoology, or the Native Animals of Denmark and Norway: the characters, names, and synonyms of the most popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Distribution Circumboreal
Distribution Northern Gaspe Waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...
Taxonomy Some authors use Leda Schumacher, 1817 as the valid name for the genus (e.g. Madsen, 1949; Ockelmann, 1958). Vokes (1967)...
Distribution Circumboreal [details]
Distribution Northern Gaspe Waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...
Distribution Northern Gaspe Waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower North Shore; middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands) [details]
Taxonomy Some authors use Leda Schumacher, 1817 as the valid name for the genus (e.g. Madsen, 1949; Ockelmann, 1958). Vokes (1967)...
Taxonomy Some authors use Leda Schumacher, 1817 as the valid name for the genus (e.g. Madsen, 1949; Ockelmann, 1958). Vokes (1967) noticed that this is a junior synonym of Nucula, a genus from another family. The correct and valid name is without doubt Nuculana Link, 1807. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140577 on 2025-05-07
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140577 on 2025-05-07
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(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodrome of Danish Zoology, or the Native Animals of Denmark and Norway: the characters, names, and synonyms of the most popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Circumboreal [details]Distribution Northern Gaspe Waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower North Shore; middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands) [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
Taxonomy Some authors use Leda Schumacher, 1817 as the valid name for the genus (e.g. Madsen, 1949; Ockelmann, 1958). Vokes (1967) noticed that this is a junior synonym of Nucula, a genus from another family. The correct and valid name is without doubt Nuculana Link, 1807. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | lille svanehalsmusling | [details] |
| Dutch | geribde snavelneut | [details] |
| English | minute nutclambeaked nutclam | [details] |
| German | Kleine SchnabelmuschelGeschnäbelte Nussmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Nuculana caudata (Donovan, 1801))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nuculana minuta)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorden, Slet...
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nuculana caudata (Donovan, 1801))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Nuculana caudata (Donovan, 1801))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nuculana minuta)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorden, Slet...
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nuculana caudata (Donovan, 1801))
To ITIS
