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Nucula proxima (Atlantic nutclam)

Synonyms: Nucula annulata; Nucula obliqua (heterotypic); Nucula proxima ovata; Nucula proxima truncula; Nucula radiata (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Nucula proxima, or the Atlantic nut clam, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Nova Scotia to Texas, including Bermuda.
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Predators

Pseudopleuronectes americanus (rough flounder)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1 Steimle FW, Pikanowski RA, McMillan DG, Zetlin CA, Wilk SJ. 2000. Demersal Fish and American Lobster Diets in the Lower Hudson - Raritan Estuary. US Dep Commer, NOAA Tech Memo NMFS NE 161; 106 p.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0