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Atlantic giant cockle

Dinocardium robustum

Classification

Family
Cardiidae

Dinocardium is a genus of large saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. There is only one species in the genus, Dinocardium robustum, or the Atlantic giant cockle. Description Dinocardium robustum has a shell that reaches a length of 100–125 mm.

Distribution

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United States of America · 3,462Mexico · 97