Clinocardium

Clinocardium nuttallii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Genus:	Clinocardium Keen, 1936
Species:	C. nuttallii
Binomial name
Clinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)

Clinocardium is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Clinocardium nuttallii, also known as the basket cockle or Nuttall's cockle, a large edible saltwater clam. ^[1]

Distribution

Native to the coastlines of California and the Pacific Northwest, this species can be found from the Bering Sea to Southern California and has been used by the indigenous peoples of California and the Pacific Northwest as food. ^[2]

Disease

The species suffers from a transmissible cancer, which has a significant economic impact. ^[3]

References

1. "Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife". Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
2. The Natural World of the California Indians by Robert Fleming Heizer
3. https://pnri.org/contagious-cancer-in-shellfish-sparks-investigation-by-international-team-of-scientists/

• Biodiversity of the Central Coast entry
• WoRMS entry