Nuttall’s cockle
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This spent Nuttall’s cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) shell was photographed in the intertidal zone of a beach in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Nuttall’s cockle is native to the coastlines of the Pacific Northwest and California. Indigenous peoples consider the clam as a food source.
Glacier Bay National Park is located in southeast Alaska. The park is also an important marine wilderness area known for its spectacular tidewater glaciers, icefields, and tall coastal mountains. The park a popular destination for cruise ships is also known for its sea kayaking and wildlife viewing opportunities.
Glacier Bay National Park is home to humpback whales which feed in the park's protected waters during the summer, both black and grizzly bears, moose, wolves, sea otters, harbor seals, steller sea lions, and numerous species of sea birds.
The dynamically changing park, known for its large, contiguous, intact ecosystems, is a United Nations biosphere reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Alaska America Beardslee Islands Clinocardium nuttallii Department of the Interior GLBA Glacier Bay Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve NPS National Park Service North America Nuttall's cockle U.S. US USA United States United States of America animal animals clam fauna horizontal invertebrates molluscs mollusk mollusks nature outdoor outdoors outside protected land southeast Alaska unnamed island #38 wilderness wildlife
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