Praenuculidae
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Praenuculidae is a family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of clam
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...

s of the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...

 Nuculoida
Nuculoida
Nuculanoida is an order of bivalves. It belongs to the subclass Protobranchia. They are distinguished from other bivalves by the presence of relatively primitive, "protobranchiate" gills, with a row of short teeth along the hinge of the shell. The shells are often nacreous.-Families:*...

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