Clinocardium is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Clinocardium nuttallii, also known as the basket cockle or Nuttall's cockle, a large edible saltwater clam.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Clinocardium Keen, 1936 |
| Species: | C. nuttallii
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| Clinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
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Distribution
editNative to the coastlines of California and the Pacific Northwest, this species can be found from the Bering Sea to Southern California and has been used by the indigenous peoples of California and the Pacific Northwest as food.[2]
References
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- ^ "Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife". Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ The Natural World of the California Indians by Robert Fleming Heizer
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