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Clinocardium
Sign in to saveClinocardium 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.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderCardiida
- FamilyCardiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 610
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Cardiidae
- Collections
- PRI, FHSM, LACM, SDNHM, UWBM
- Recorded in
- United States
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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.
==Distribution== Native to the coastlines of California and the Pacific Northwest, this species can be found from the Bering Sea to Southern California and has been used by the indigenous peoples of California and the Pacific Northwest as food.
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