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Iceland Cockle

Ciliatocardium ciliatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 27, February 23, March 36, April 87, May 160, June 106, July 88, August 81, September 71, October 60, November 35, December 32.
Canada1,595
Quebec807
United States581
Alaska500
Newfoundland and Labrador409
Northwest Territories104
Ontario51
Maine34
New Brunswick27
Massachusetts26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderCockles, Tellins, and Allies · Cardiida
Familytrue cockles · Cardiidae
GenusCiliatocardium

Sources

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