Biology:Ciliatocardium ciliatum

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Ciliatocardium ciliatum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Ciliatocardium
Species:
C. ciliatum
Binomial name
Ciliatocardium ciliatum
(O. Fabricius, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Clinocardium ciliatum O. Fabricius, 1780

Ciliatocardium ciliatum, also known as the Iceland cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.[1] It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Massachusetts .[2]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Clinocardium ciliatum (O. Fabricius, 1780)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156819. 
  2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 58.

Wikidata ☰ Q3016673 entry