Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Cardiidae family, order Cardiida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)

Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)

Americardia media, the Atlantic strawberry cockle, is a saltwater cockle found along the North American Atlantic coast.

Family
Genus
Americardia
Order
Cardiida
Class
Bivalvia

About Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)

Americardia media, commonly known as the Atlantic strawberry cockle, is a species of saltwater clam. It is a marine bivalve mollusc that belongs to Cardiidae, the cockle family. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its range extending from Cape Hatteras to the West Indies.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Cardiida Cardiidae Americardia

More from Cardiidae

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