Species under Cardiomya
n= 29
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Cardiomya alcocki
(Smith, 1894)
Indo-West Pacific
Cardiomya alternata
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
Western Central Atlantic
Cardiomya balboae
(Dall, 1916)
Balboa Cardiomya Eastern Pacific
Cardiomya behringensis
(Leche, 1883)
Bering Cardiomya East Pacific
Cardiomya bruuni
Dell, 1956
Southwest Pacific
Cardiomya californica
(Dall, 1886)
Eastern Pacific
Cardiomya cleryana
(d'Orbigny, 1846)
Western Atlantic 1.5
Cardiomya costata
(Sowerby, 1834)
Southeast Pacific
Cardiomya costellata
(Deshayes, 1830)
Little-ribbed Cardiomya Mediterranean Sea
Cardiomya curta
(Jeffreys, 1876)
Northeast Atlantic
Cardiomya fragilissima
(Smith, 1885)
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cardiomya gemma
Verrill & Bush, 1898
Precious Cardiomya North America
Cardiomya glypta
(Bush, 1885)
Carved Cardiomya North America
Cardiomya gouldiana
(Hinds, 1843)
Western Pacific
Cardiomya knudseni
Allen & Morgan, 1981
Northeast Atlantic
Cardiomya ornatissima
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
Ornate Cardiomya North America
Cardiomya pectinata
(Carpenter, 1864)
Pectinate Cardiomya Northeast Pacific 4
Cardiomya perrostrata
(Dall, 1881)
Rostrate Cardiomya North America 1
Cardiomya planetica
(Dall, 1908)
Fine-rib Cardiomya Eastern Pacific
Cardiomya recitulata
(Kuroda, 1948)
Northwest Pacific
Cardiomya rectimarginata
Dell, 1962
Southwest Pacific
Cardiomya rugata
(Adams, 1864)
Northwest Pacific
Cardiomya saba
Knudsen, 1982
Western Atlantic 0.59
Cardiomya singaporensis
(Hinds, 1843)
Western Pacific
Cardiomya sinica
Xu, 1980
Northwest Pacific
Cardiomya striata
(Jeffreys, 1876)
Striate Cardiomya Arctic and Northern Atlantic 1.9
Cardiomya striolata
(Locard, 1898)
Mediterranean Sea
Cardiomya surinamensis
Altena, 1968
Western Atlantic 1.02
Cardiomya tosaensis
(Kuroda, 1948)
Northwest Pacific
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