Clinocardium Nuttalii
Common names: Nuttalli's cockle, basket cockle, heart cockle
Descriptions: Radial ribs,2 adductor muscle scars of nearly equal size. Has more than 30 ribs covering the entire valve. Hight up to 14 cm but usually less than 5 cm.
Radial symmetry
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Phylum: Molosca
Class: Bilivra
Order: Veneroida
Family: Carloidea
Genus: Clinocardium
Species: Clinocasdium nottallii
Ecology
Relationship- Starfish ripping apart clams and eating it
Interesting facts- pumps 2.51 litres of water per gram body weight. Cockle jumps away what predator is attacking
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