MSBIAS taxon details
Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776)
140577 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140577)
accepted
Species
Jupiteria minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted (currently placed in genus...)
currently placed in genus Nuculana
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140577 on 2026-03-26
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140577 on 2026-03-26
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original description
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., 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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | minute nutclam | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Jupiteria minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nuculana minuta)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Jupiteria minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) Netherlands, Zeeland, Westerschelde, shell bank...
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorden, Sletv...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Jupiteria minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nuculana minuta)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Jupiteria minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) Netherlands, Zeeland, Westerschelde, shell bank...
To Malacopics (Nuculana minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776) Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorden, Sletv...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Jupiteria minuta (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS