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Americardia
Sign in to saveAmericardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderCardiida
- FamilyCardiidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 198
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Cardiidae
- Collections
- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Americardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.
==Species== Species within the genus Americardia include: Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758) — Atlantic strawberry cockle
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