Nucula nitidula

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth12–161 m
Water temperature8–18 °C
Best monthsAugust
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Nucula nitidula is a saltwater nut clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 6 records
February: 9 records
March: 9 records
April: 9 records
May: 6 records
June: 2 records
July: 4 records
August: 42 records
September: 13 records
October: 10 records
November: 8 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 12–161 m · Deepest record: 412 m

0–10 m: 9 records
10–20 m: 25 records
20–30 m: 15 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 12 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 7 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 8 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 28 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–18 °C

6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 8 records
12–14 °C: 23 records
14–16 °C: 22 records
16–18 °C: 61 records
18–20 °C: 4 records

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Names and classification

Other scientific names: Nucula (Nucula) nitidula, Nucula castanea

Similar species

Ennucula obliqua
New Zealand Nut Shell
Linucula hartvigiana
Ennucula cumingii
Ennucula strangei
Ennucula superba

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
491 open-data records from 1904 to 2021.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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