Condylonucula maya

{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}

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| genus = Condylonucula

| species = maya

| authority = D.R. Moore, 1977 {{cite WoRMS |author=Bouchet, P. |author2=Huber, M. |year=2010 |title=Condylonucula maya D.R. Moore, 1977 |id=506582 |accessdate=2012-04-01 |db=}}

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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 {{convert|500|µm|in|abbr=on|lk=on}} and is believed to be the smallest living bivalve.[http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=s_hsh_top/s_hsh_s3_biodiv/s_hsh_s3_extreme Condylonucula maya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103020426/http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=s_hsh_top%2Fs_hsh_s3_biodiv%2Fs_hsh_s3_extreme |date=2014-11-03 }} Extreme bivalves. Retrieved 2012-04-14. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Mexico. It is categorized as a detritus feeder, and the outer appearance is extremely small in diameter, with a solid structure and exoskeleton