stl’ula’um | basket cockle – Hul’q’umi’num and the Salish Sea

Hul'q'umi'num' name:

stl’ula’um

English Name:

basket cockle

Alternative English Names:

nuttall’s cockle

Scientific Name:

Clinocardium nuttallii

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Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution

The cockle is a popular edible mollusc. Cockle shells are strongly ribbed, with yellow to brown bands of color across the ribs.

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