Clinocardium
Genus of bivalves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clinocardium is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Clinocardium nuttallii, also known as the basket cockle or Nuttall's cockle, a large edible saltwater clam.[1]
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Clinocardium nuttallii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Clinocardium Keen, 1936 |
Species: | C. nuttallii |
Binomial name | |
Clinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) | |
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