Dallocardia muricata
Species of bivalve
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Dallocardia muricata, the yellow prickly cockle,[1] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.[2]
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| Dallocardia muricata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Dallocardia |
| Species: | D. muricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Distribution
Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Brazil.[3]
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