Ciliatocardium ciliatum

Ciliatocardium ciliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  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.


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