Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Iceland Cockle
(Fabricius, 1780)
Ciliatocardium ciliatum
Class:
Order:
Family:
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 102129
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
Greenland to Connecticut
11 to 23 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Marine; Soft sand or mud
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ciliatocardium ciliatum (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139000 on 2021-07-20
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/