Cyclocardia borealis

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Cyclocardia borealis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Carditida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Cyclocardia
Species:
C. borealis
Binomial name
Cyclocardia borealis
(Conrad, 1831[verification needed])

Cyclocardia borealis, or the northern cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Carditidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from the Arctic Ocean to Cape Hatteras.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 45.


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