Linucula hartvigiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Nuculida |
Family: | Nuculidae |
Genus: | Linucula |
Species: | L. hartvigiana
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Binomial name | |
Linucula hartvigiana (Dohrn, 1864)
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Synonyms | |
Nucula hartvigiana Dohrn, 1864 |
Linucula hartvigiana, commonly known as clam nut or nut shell, is a bivalve mollusc. [2] [3] Linucula hartvigiana has a brown oval shell and grows up to 6-8mm in width. [2] [3] Linucula hartvigiana is found in unpolluted subtidal and intertidal muddy-sand habitats throughout New Zealand. [3]