Nuculana pernula (Müller, 1779)
A very common benthic bivalve mollusk of arctic seas.
Size
- Length to 36 mm. Adults usually 22-27 mm.
Color
- Periostracum yellowish to light brown, dull.
- Inside – white.
Habitat & Distribution
- Infaunal mainly.
- On silty sediments.
- Sublitoral mainly.
- Boreal-arctic species.
Feeding
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Deposit feeder.
Life cycle
- Dioecious.
- Development without pelagic larvae.
Page Author: Andrey Voronkov
Created: July 29, 2010
