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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Greenland Smoothcockle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Mactra quadrangularis
- Cyclomactra ovata
- Spisula sachalinensis
- Arctica islandica
- Agriopoma morrhuanum
- Meretrix petechialis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Cardiida
- Family
- Cardiidae
- Genus
- Serripes
- Species
- Serripes groenlandicus
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