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.
Yellow Prickly Cockle
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Dallocardia muricata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 332098
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
North Carolina to Venezuala
0 to 11 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Marine; Soft sand or mud
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381280 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/