Biology:Condylonucula maya

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Condylonucula maya
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculida
Family: Nuculidae
Genus: Condylonucula
Species:
C. maya
Binomial name
Condylonucula maya
D.R. Moore, 1977 [1]

Condylonucula maya is a tiny species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk or micromollusk in the family Nuculidae, the nut clams. This species grows to a length of about 500 μm (0.020 in) and is believed to be the smallest living bivalve.[2] It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Mexico.[1]

See also

  • Smallest organisms

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5159431 entry