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Nuculana Jamaicensis
''Nuculana'' is a genus of bivalves in the family Nuculanidae. It includes the following species: Species * '' Nuculana acapulcensis'' (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) * '' Nuculana acinacea'' Habe, 1958 * '' Nuculana acuta'' (Conrad, 1832) * ''Nuculana aikawai'' Habe, 1958 * ''Nuculana amiata'' * ''Nuculana anakena'' Raines & Huber, 2012 * ''Nuculana approximans'' Prashad, 1932 * ''Nuculana arai'' Habe, 1958 * ''Nuculana aspecta'' * '' Nuculana bathybia'' Prashad, 1932 * '' Nuculana belcheri'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Nuculana bellula'' (A. Adams, 1856) * '' Nuculana bicuspidata'' (Gould, 1845) * '' Nuculana bipennis'' (Dall, 1927) * '' Nuculana brookei'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''Nuculana bushiana'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884) * ''Nuculana caloundra'' Iredale, 1929 * ''Nuculana caudata'' (Donovan, 1801) * '' Nuculana cellulita'' (Dall, 1896) * ''Nuculana cestrota'' * ''Nuculana comita'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) * ''Nuculana concentrica'' (Say, 1824) * ''Nuculana conceptionis'' (Dall, 1896) * ''Nuculana conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivalvia
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ... that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bivalves have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs, like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, Cockle (bivalve), cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other family (biology), families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into Ctenidium (mollusc), ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment, where they a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
