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Nuttall cockle

Clinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The nuttall cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the nuttall cockle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nuttall cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the nuttall cockle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the nuttall cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusClinocardium
  7. SpeciesClinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)

Synonyms Cardium californianum, Cardium corbis, Cardium nuttallii, Clinocardium corbis, Clinocardium ovalis, Laevicardium corbis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Nuttall's cockleEnglish
  • srdcovka NutalovaCzech
  • オオイシカゲガイJapanese
  • 큰이랑새조개Korean
  • Клинокардиум НуталлаRussian
  • srdcovka NuttallovaSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nuttall cockle

Other species in the same genus Clinocardium.

CompareNuttall cockle vs Clinocardium ainuanumNuttall cockle vs Clinocardium braunsiNuttall cockle vs Clinocardium meekianumNuttall cockle vs Clinocardium pseudofastosum

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nuttall cockle?

The nuttall cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nuttall cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nuttall-cockle

MLA

“Nuttall cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nuttall-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{nuttall_cockle_2026,
  title = {Nuttall cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nuttall-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}