Lunulicardia retusa Linnaeus 1767 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium retusum

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1767. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Duodecima 1(2):533-1327

Belongs to Lunulicardia according to J. A. Schneider 1998

See also Linnaeus 1767

Sister taxa: Lunulicardia hemicardium, Lunulicardia tumorifera

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lunulicardia retusa in the database

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