page_title: Nucula
section_title: Fossil records
hierarchical_section_title: Nucula / Fossil records
caption_attribution_description: English: Fossil valves of Nucula piacentina from Pliocene of Italy, on display at the Museo Paleontologico, Asti
context_page_description: Nucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.
context_section_description: This genus is very ancient. Fossils are known from the Arenig to the Quaternary (age range: from 478.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata all over the world.
caption: Fossil valves of Nucula piacentina from Pliocene of Italy
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