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