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Greenland Cockle

Serripes groenlandicus (Mohr 1786)

Comprehensive Description

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Periostracum gray or yellowish-gray to brown, shiny; Young individuals sometimes with zigzag lines along growth lines; Inside - white to gray
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Life Cycle

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Development with pelagic larvae
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Trophic Strategy

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Suspension feeder.
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Habitat

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Partly or completely infaunal species; On different types of sediments; Sublitoral mainly; Widespread boreal-arctic
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Serripes groenlandicus

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Serripes groenlandicus, the Greenland cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Cape Cod, as well as along the Pacific coast, from Alaska to Washington.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 60.
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Serripes groenlandicus: Brief Summary

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Serripes groenlandicus, the Greenland cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Cape Cod, as well as along the Pacific coast, from Alaska to Washington.

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