Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832) is a animal in the Carditidae family, order Carditida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)

Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)

Cyclocardia borealis (northern cardita) is a Carditidae bivalve found along North America's Atlantic coast from the Arctic Ocean to Cape Hatteras.

Family
Genus
Cyclocardia
Order
Carditida
Class
Bivalvia

About Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)

Cyclocardia borealis, commonly called the northern cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Carditidae. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, with a distribution that extends from the Arctic Ocean to Cape Hatteras.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Carditida Carditidae Cyclocardia

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