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Dinocardium
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<p><i>Dinocardium</i> is a genus of large saltwater clams or cockles, <a href="/facts/Marine_(ocean)/8W8lYgjD">marine</a> <a href="/facts/Bivalve/IQDxHVc8">bivalve</a> <a href="/facts/Mollusc/1elgknsQ">molluscs</a> in the <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> <a href="/facts/Cardiidae/3kWG7Que">Cardiidae</a>, the cockles. There is only one species in the genus, <i>Dinocardium robustum</i>, or the Atlantic giant cockle. </p>