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(Fabricius, 1780)

Ciliatocardium ciliatum

Iceland Cockle

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Bivalvia

Order:

Cardiida

Family:

Cardiidae

ANSP 102129

Shell Information

Length (mm): 0

Chirality:

N/A

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Greenland to Connecticut

Depth (m):

11 to 23 meters

Diet:

Suspension feeder

Habitat:

Soft sand or mud

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ciliatocardium ciliatum (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139000 on 2021-07-20
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/

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