stl’ula’um

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: stl’ula’um

Taxon Name: Clinocardium nuttallii

“Common” Name: Nuttall’s cockle

Cultural Values:

food

medicinal

spiritual

trade

indicator

Ecological Community: Marine

Wikipedia summary:
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.

Observational Data:
First reported: 2010-05-22
Source: Hunterston
Last reported: 2023-05-27
Source: iNat
Obervation count: 6