Clinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
Nuttall cockle
Nuttall cockle
Clinocardium nuttallii
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Cardiidae (cockles)
Max. size:  14 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 18 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Northwest and Eastern Pacific: from California (San Diego), Alaska, Chukchi Sea and Aleutian Islands to Kamchatka and northern Japan (Hokkaido). Subtropical to boreal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found along the intertidal zone, in sheltered areas in sand-gravel substrate (Ref. 95344).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from the northern, Kotzebue Sound (Ref. 114916) and southern Bering Sea (Ref. 95344), Punuk Islands near St. Lawrence Island (Ref. 114909). C: Refs. 93916, 97405, 114916; O: Ref. 8310, 114909; R: Ref. 95344.

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