Dallocardia muricata
Dallocardia muricata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | |
Species: | D. muricata
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Binomial name | |
Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Dallocardia muricata, the yellow cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Brazil.[2]
References[]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 57.
Categories:
- Cardiidae
- Molluscs described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Bivalve stubs