| Nuculana acuta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculoida |
| Family: | Nuculanidae |
| Genus: | Nuculana |
| Species: | N. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1831) |
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Nuculana acuta, or the pointed nut clam, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculanidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas, including the West Indies.[1]