| Cardiidae (cockles) |
| 45 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 42 m |
| Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Red Sea, (but not the Persian Gulf) to as far east as Pitcairn Islands, north to southern Japan, and south to Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia. Introduced in Hawaii and Guam. |
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The species has an elongate shell with conspicuous fluted scales on its radial ridges. The valves are white and occasionally tinged with orange, and the mantle yellowish green. |
| Maximum depth from Ref. 87928. |
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(LR/cd); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 Ref. 123251)
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