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Family: Cardiidae cockles



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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 10.2 cm SHL
Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Acanthocardia aculeata
[Spiny cockle]
No picture found
 
Acanthocardia deshayesii
[]

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Arctic, Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Acanthocardia echinata (Linneaus, 1758)

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Acanthocardia echinata
[European prickly cockle]
No picture found
 
Acanthocardia mucronata
[]

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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 3.6 cm SHL
Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby II, 1841)

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Acanthocardia paucicostata
[Poorly ribbed cockle]

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Eastern Atlantic and the

Acanthocardia spinosa (Solander, 1786)

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Acanthocardia spinosa
[Sand cockle]

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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Acanthocardia tuberculata
[Moroccan cockles]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma capricorne
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma cygnorum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma dampierensis
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma dianthinum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma elongatum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma fultoni
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma hobbsae
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma impolitum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma luteomarginata
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma maculosum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm DL
 
Acrosterigma magnum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma marielae
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma mindanaense
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma profundum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma punctolineatum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma reeveanum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma rosemariensis
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma rugosum
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma selene
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma seurati
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Acrosterigma simplex (Spengler, 1799)

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Acrosterigma simplex
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma sorenseni
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma transcendens
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma triangulare
[]
No picture found
 
Acrosterigma unicolor
[]
No picture found
 
Afrocardium carditaeforme
[]
No picture found
 
Afrocardium exochum
[]
No picture found
 
Afrocardium infantile
[]
No picture found
 
Afrocardium richardi
[]
No picture found
 
Americardia biangulata
[Western strawberry-cockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Americardia media
[Atlantic strawberry-cockle]
No picture found
 
Cardium aculeatum
[]

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Eastern Central Atlantic

Cardium costatum Linnaeus, 1758

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Cardium costatum
[Costate cockle]
No picture found
 
Cardium exiguum
[Diminutive cockle]
No picture found
 
Cardium indicum
[]
No picture found
 
Cardium pavcicostatum
[]
No picture found
 
Cardium ringens
[Gaping cockle]

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Eastern Atlantic, the Med
Max. Length 5.6 cm SHL
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Cerastoderma edule
[Common edible cockle]
No picture found
 
Cerastoderma elegantulum
[Elegant dwarf cockle]

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Northeast Atlantic, the M

Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789)

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Cerastoderma glaucum
[Olive green cockle]
No picture found
 
Cerastoderma lamarcki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SHL
 
Ciliatocardium ciliatum
[Hairy cockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Clinocardium blandum
[Low-rib cockle]
No picture found
 
Clinocardium buellowi
[]

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Arctic, Northwest and Eas
Max. Length 14 cm SHL
Clinocardium nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)

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Clinocardium nuttallii
[Nuttall cockle]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SHH
Corculum cardissa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Corculum cardissa
[True heart cockle]
No picture found
 
Corculum dionaeum
[]
No picture found
 
Corculum impressum
[]
No picture found
 
Corculum monstrosum
[]
No picture found
 
Corculum roseum
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Ctenocardia fornicata (Sowerby, 1840)

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Ctenocardia fornicata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Ctenocardia guppyi
[Guppy strawberry-cockle]
No picture found
 
Ctenocardia gustavi
[]
No picture found
 
Ctenocardia perornata
[]
No picture found
 
Ctenocardia symbolica
[]
No picture found
 
Ctenocardia translata
[]
No picture found
 
Ctenocardia virgo
[]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11.9 cm DL
Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786)

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Dinocardium robustum
[Giant Atlantic cockle]
No picture found
 
Discors aurantiacum
[]
No picture found
 
Fragum bannoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Fragum erugatum
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHH
Fragum fragum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Fragum fragum
[White strawberry cockle]
No picture found
 
Fragum funafutiense
[]
No picture found
 
Fragum grasi
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SHH
Fragum hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Fragum hemicardium
[Pacific half cockle]
No picture found
 
Fragum mundum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Fragum nivale
[]
No picture found
 
Fragum peronatum
[]
No picture found
 
Fragum scruposum
[]
No picture found
 
Fragum sueziense
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SHH
Fragum unedo (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Fragum unedo
[Pacific strawberry cockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Freneixicardia victor
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium centumliratum
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium eos
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Frigidocardium exasperatum (Sowerby, 1841)

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Frigidocardium exasperatum
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium helios
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium iris
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium kiranum
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium sancticaroli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm SHL
 
Frigidocardium thaanumi
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Frigidocardium torresi (Smith, 1885)

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Frigidocardium torresi
[]
No picture found
 
Frigidocardium valdentatum
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia aperta
[]

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Indo-West Pacific. Intro

Fulvia australis (Sowerby, 1834)

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Fulvia australis
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia boholensis
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia bullata
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia colorata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Fulvia dulce
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia dulcis
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia fragiformis
[]

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Western Indian Ocean

Fulvia fragilis Forsskål, 1775

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Fulvia fragilis
[Fragile cockle]
No picture found
 
Fulvia hungerfordi
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia imperfecta
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia laevigata
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia lineonotata
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia mutica
[Egg cockle]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Fulvia papyracea (Bruguière, 1789)

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Fulvia papyracea
[Paper cockle]
No picture found
 
Fulvia scalata
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia subquadrata
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia tenuicostata
[]
No picture found
 
Fulvia undatopicta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Goethemia elegantula
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 50 cm SHL
Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Hippopus hippopus
[Bear paw clam]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 41.1 cm SHL
Hippopus porcellanus Rosewater, 1982

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Hippopus porcellanus
[China clam]
No picture found
 
Keenocardium blandum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SHH
 
Keenocardium californiense
[Aleutian cockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Laevicardium attenuatum
[Attenuated cockle]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Laevicardium biradiatum (Bruguiére, 1789)

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Laevicardium biradiatum
[]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium brasilianum
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)

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Laevicardium crassum
[Norwegian egg cockle]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium elatum
[Giant eggcockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Laevicardium fiski
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Laevicardium laevigatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Laevicardium laevigatum
[Eggcockle]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium lobulatum
[]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium mortoni
[Yellow eggcockle]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium multipunctatum
[]

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Mediterranean Sea

Laevicardium oblongum (Gmelin, 1791)

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Laevicardium oblongum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Laevicardium pictum
[Painted eggcockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Laevicardium pristis
[]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium pulcherrimum
[]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium rubropictum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm DL
 
Laevicardium serratum
[]
No picture found
 
Laevicardium substriatum
[Pacific eggcockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Laevicardium sybariticum
[Delicate eggcockle]
No picture found
 
Lunulicardia auricula
[]
No picture found
 
Lunulicardia hemicardium
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Lunulicardia retusa (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Lunulicardia retusa
[Blunted cockle]
No picture found
 
Lunulicardia subretusa
[]

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Eastern Central Atlantic

Lyrocardium aeolicum (Born, 1778)

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Lyrocardium aeolicum
[]
No picture found
 
Lyrocardium aurantiacum
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Lyrocardium lyratum (Sowerby, 1834)

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Lyrocardium lyratum
[Lyrate cockle]
No picture found
 
Maoricardium setosum
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium aequiliratum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Microcardium delicatulum
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium pseudocancellatum
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium pseudonomurai
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium sakuraii
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium tenuilamellosum
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium trapezoidale
[]
No picture found
 
Microcardium velatum
[]
No picture found
 
Microfragum festivum
[]
No picture found
 
Microfragum subfestivum
[]
No picture found
 
Monodacna colorata
[Coloured lagoon cockle]
No picture found
 
Nemocardium bechei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Nemocardium centifilosum
[Hundred-line cockle]
No picture found
 
Nemocardium enigmaticum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Nemocardium exasperatum
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

North America.
Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
Nemocardium peramabile (Dall, 1881)

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Nemocardium peramabile
[Lovely micro-cockle]
No picture found
 
Nemocardium pulchellum
[]
No picture found
 
Nemocardium samarangae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Nemocardium tinctum
[Dyed micro-cockle]
No picture found
 
Nemocardium transversum
[Transverse micro-cockle]
No picture found
 
Papillicardium minimum
[]
No picture found
 
Papillicardium papillosum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Papyridea lata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
Papyridea semisulcata (Gray, 1825)

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Papyridea semisulcata
[Frilled papercockle]

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Western Central Atlantic

Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguiere, 1789)

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Papyridea soleniformis
[Spiny papercockle]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium carrozzai
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium elegantulum
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium exiguum
[Little cockle]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium hauniense
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium pinnulatum
[Northern dwarf cockle]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium roseum
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium scabrum
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium scriptum
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium trapezium
[]
No picture found
 
Parvicardium vroomi
[]
No picture found
 
Plagiocardium mansitii
[]
No picture found
 
Plagiocardium papillosum
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Plagiocardium pseudolatum (Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1991)

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Plagiocardium pseudolatum
[Broad cockle]

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Western Pacific.

Plagiocardium setosum (Redfield, 1846)

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Plagiocardium setosum
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudofulvia arago
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudofulvia caledonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SHL
 
Serripes groenlandicus
[Greenland smoothcockle]
No picture found
 
Serripes laperousii
[Broad smoothcockle]
No picture found
 
Serripes notabilis
[Oblique smoothcockle]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHH
Trachycardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819)

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Trachycardium angulatum
[Angulate cockle]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium arenicolum
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium beauforti
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium burchardi
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium compunctum
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium consors
[Consors' cockle]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

North America.
Max. Length 8.4 cm DL
Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856)

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Trachycardium egmontianum
[Florida pricklycockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Trachycardium elongatum
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium enode
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Trachycardium flavum
[Fan-shaped cockle]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium foveolatum
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium impolitum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Trachycardium isocardia
[West Indian prickly cockle]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

North America.

Trachycardium magnum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Trachycardium magnum
[Magnum pricklycockle]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm DL
 
Trachycardium manueli
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 7 cm DL
Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Trachycardium muricatum
[American yellow cockle]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium nigropunctatum
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium okinawaense
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium procerum
[Mexican cockle]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium quadragenarium
[Spiny pricklycockle]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Trachycardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1845)

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Trachycardium rubicundum
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SHH
Trachycardium rugosum (Lamarck, 1819)

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Trachycardium rugosum
[Pacific yellow cockle]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium transcendens
[]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium unicolor
[Unicolor cockle]
No picture found
 
Trachycardium variegatum
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Tridacna crocea Lamarck, 1819

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Tridacna crocea
[Crocus giant clam]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 60 cm SHL
Tridacna derasa (Röding, 1798)

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Tridacna derasa
[Smooth giant clam]

Photo by Gumanao, Girley

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 137 cm SHL
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Tridacna gigas
[Giant clam]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm SHL
 
Tridacna lorenzi
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 41.7 cm SHL
Tridacna maxima (Röding, 1798)

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Tridacna maxima
[Elongate giant clam]
No picture found
 
Tridacna mbalavuana
[Tevoro clam]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm SHL
 
Tridacna noae
[]
No picture found
 
Tridacna rosewateri
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SHL
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck, 1819

Photo by Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Tridacna squamosa
[Fluted giant clam]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Tridacna squamosina
[]
No picture found
 
Trifaricardium nomurai
[]
No picture found
 
Trigoniocardia adamsii
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Trigoniocardia antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Trigoniocardia antillarum
[]
No picture found
 
Trigoniocardia ovuloides
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium angulatum
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium assimile
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium attenuatum
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium elongatum
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium fidele
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Vasticardium flavum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Vasticardium flavum
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium lomboke
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium luteomarginatum
[]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9.3 cm SHH
Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1833)

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Vasticardium orbita
[Orbit cockle]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium ornatum
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium papuanum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Vasticardium pectiniforme
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium philippinense
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium rubicundum
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium sewelli
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium subassimile
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHH
Vasticardium subrugosum (Sowerby, 1839)

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Vasticardium subrugosum
[Wrinkled cockle]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium thomassini
[]
No picture found
 
Vasticardium vertebratum
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Vepricardium asiaticum (Bruguière, 1789)

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Vepricardium asiaticum
[Asiatic cockle]
No picture found
 
Vepricardium coronatum
[]
No picture found
 
Vepricardium incarnatum
[]
No picture found
 
Vepricardium multispinosum
[Many-spined cockle]
No picture found
 
Vepricardium rugatum
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SHL
Vepricardium sinense (Sowerby, 1841)

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Vepricardium sinense
[Chinese cockle]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocardia aculeata Spiny cockle Northeast Atlantic and th 10.2 SHL 1758
Acanthocardia deshayesii Mediterranean Sea 1826
Acanthocardia echinata European prickly cockle Arctic, Eastern Atlantic 7.5 SHL 1758
Acanthocardia mucronata Mediterranean Sea 1795
Acanthocardia paucicostata Poorly ribbed cockle Northeast Atlantic and th 3.6 SHL 1841
Acanthocardia spinosa Sand cockle Eastern Atlantic and the 1786
Acanthocardia tuberculata Moroccan cockles Northeast Atlantic and th 9 SHL 1758
Acrosterigma capricorne Eastern Central Pacific 2007
Acrosterigma cygnorum Indo-West Pacific 1855
Acrosterigma dampierensis Indo-West Pacific 1977
Acrosterigma dianthinum Indo-West Pacific. 1899
Acrosterigma elongatum Western Central Pacific 1789
Acrosterigma fultoni Western Central Pacific 1916
Acrosterigma hobbsae Western Central Pacific. 1999
Acrosterigma impolitum Indo-West Pacific 1833
Acrosterigma luteomarginata Western Central Pacific 1991
Acrosterigma maculosum Indo-West Pacific. 1815
Acrosterigma magnum Western Central Atlantic 8.7 DL 1758
Acrosterigma marielae Eastern Indian Ocean 1977
Acrosterigma mindanaense Western Central Pacific 1896
Acrosterigma profundum Western Central Pacific. 1999
Acrosterigma punctolineatum Indo-Pacific. 1992
Acrosterigma reeveanum Western Central Pacific 1852
Acrosterigma rosemariensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1977
Acrosterigma rugosum Western Central Pacific
Acrosterigma selene Western Central Pacific 1999
Acrosterigma seurati Eastern Central Pacific 1999
Acrosterigma simplex Indo-Pacific. 1799
Acrosterigma sorenseni Southwest Pacific 1967
Acrosterigma transcendens Indo-Pacific. 1899
Acrosterigma triangulare Southeast Pacific 2012
Acrosterigma unicolor Indo-West Pacific. 1834
Afrocardium carditaeforme Indo-West Pacific. 1845
Afrocardium exochum Indo-West Pacific. 1906
Afrocardium infantile Indo-West Pacific. 1834
Afrocardium richardi Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1826
Americardia biangulata Western strawberry-cockle East Pacific. 1829
Americardia media Atlantic strawberry-cockle Western Central Atlantic 3.5 DL 1758
Cardium aculeatum Mediterranean Sea 1758
Cardium costatum Costate cockle Eastern Central Atlantic 1758
Cardium exiguum Diminutive cockle Mediterranean Sea 1790
Cardium indicum Mediterranean Sea. 1819
Cardium pavcicostatum Mediterranean Sea.
Cardium ringens Gaping cockle Eastern Atlantic 1789
Cerastoderma edule Common edible cockle Eastern Atlantic, the Med 5.6 SHL 1758
Cerastoderma elegantulum Elegant dwarf cockle North America. 1842
Cerastoderma glaucum Olive green cockle Northeast Atlantic, the M 1789
Cerastoderma lamarcki Northeast Atlantic, the M 1789
Ciliatocardium ciliatum Hairy cockle Arctic, Northern Pacific 7 SHL 1780
Clinocardium blandum Low-rib cockle Eastern Pacific. 5 SHL 1850
Clinocardium buellowi Northwest Pacific. 1896
Clinocardium nuttallii Nuttall cockle Arctic, Northwest and Eas 14 SHL 1837
Corculum cardissa True heart cockle Indo-Pacific 8 SHH 1758
Corculum dionaeum Central Pacific 1828
Corculum impressum Western Central Pacific 1786
Corculum monstrosum Indo-Pacific. 1791
Corculum roseum Western Pacific 1791
Ctenocardia fornicata Indo-West Pacific. 1840
Ctenocardia guppyi Guppy strawberry-cockle Western Atlantic 0.8 DL 1910
Ctenocardia gustavi Central Pacific. 2007
Ctenocardia perornata Central Pacific. 1929
Ctenocardia symbolica Western Pacific. 1929
Ctenocardia translata Indo-West Pacific. 1932
Ctenocardia virgo Indo-West Pacific 1845
Dinocardium robustum Giant Atlantic cockle Western Central Atlantic 11.9 DL 1786
Discors aurantiacum Western Pacific 1850
Fragum bannoi Western Pacific 1937
Fragum erugatum Indo-West Pacific. 1.4 TL 1889
Fragum fragum White strawberry cockle Indo-Pacific 4 SHH 1758
Fragum funafutiense Indo-Pacific 2021
Fragum grasi Western Central Pacific 2009
Fragum hemicardium Pacific half cockle Indo-Pacific 5.5 SHH 1758
Fragum mundum Pacific Ocean. 1845
Fragum nivale Western Indian Ocean 1.2 TL 1845
Fragum peronatum Western Pacific. 1929
Fragum scruposum Indo-West Pacific. 1855
Fragum sueziense Indo-West Pacific. 1869
Fragum unedo Pacific strawberry cockle Indo-Pacific 6.5 SHH 1758
Freneixicardia victor Indo-West Pacific. 4 TL 1872
Frigidocardium centumliratum Western Indian Ocean 1907
Frigidocardium eos Indo-West Pacific. 1929
Frigidocardium exasperatum Indo-West Pacific. 1841
Frigidocardium helios Western Central Pacific. 2009
Frigidocardium iris Western Central Pacific 2007
Frigidocardium kiranum Western Pacific. 1966
Frigidocardium sancticaroli Western Central Pacific. 2009
Frigidocardium thaanumi Eastern Pacific 1.8 SHL 1921
Frigidocardium torresi Indo-West Pacific. 1885
Frigidocardium valdentatum Pacific Ocean. From off 2006
Fulvia aperta Indo-West Pacific. 1789
Fulvia australis Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1834
Fulvia boholensis Indo-West Pacific. 1994
Fulvia bullata Western Pacific. 1758
Fulvia colorata Western Central Pacific. 2007
Fulvia dulce Western Indian Ocean 2.5 TL 1863
Fulvia dulcis Western Central Pacific. 1863
Fulvia fragiformis Western Central Pacific 1994
Fulvia fragilis Fragile cockle Western Indian Ocean 1775
Fulvia hungerfordi Indo-Pacific. 1901
Fulvia imperfecta Western Central Pacific 2007
Fulvia laevigata Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Fulvia lineonotata Indo-West Pacific. 1994
Fulvia mutica Egg cockle Northwest Pacific. 1844
Fulvia papyracea Paper cockle Indo-West Pacific 6 SHL 1789
Fulvia scalata Indo-West Pacific. 1994
Fulvia subquadrata Western Central Pacific. 2007
Fulvia tenuicostata Western Central Pacific 1819
Fulvia undatopicta Indo-Pacific. 1904
Goethemia elegantula Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1842
Hippopus hippopus Bear paw clam Indo-West Pacific. 50 SHL 1758
Hippopus porcellanus China clam Western Central Pacific 41.1 SHL 1982
Keenocardium blandum Northeast Pacific 1850
Keenocardium californiense Aleutian cockle Eastern Pacific and the A 7.5 SHH 1839
Laevicardium attenuatum Attenuated cockle Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL 1841
Laevicardium biradiatum Indo-West Pacific. 1789
Laevicardium brasilianum Western Atlantic. 1819
Laevicardium crassum Norwegian egg cockle Northeast Atlantic and th 7.5 SHL 1791
Laevicardium elatum Giant eggcockle Eastern Central Pacific a 1833
Laevicardium fiski Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1954
Laevicardium laevigatum Eggcockle Western Central Atlantic 1758
Laevicardium lobulatum Western Pacific. 1854
Laevicardium mortoni Yellow eggcockle Western Central Atlantic 1830
Laevicardium multipunctatum Western Pacific. 1833
Laevicardium oblongum Mediterranean Sea 1791
Laevicardium pictum Painted eggcockle Western Central Atlantic 1.6 DL 1861
Laevicardium pristis Western Atlantic. 3.9 DL 1827
Laevicardium pulcherrimum Western Pacific 1966
Laevicardium rubropictum Indo-Pacific. 1966
Laevicardium serratum Western Atlantic. 4.2 DL 1758
Laevicardium substriatum Pacific eggcockle East Pacific. 1837
Laevicardium sybariticum Delicate eggcockle Western Central Atlantic 1.7 DL 1886
Lunulicardia auricula Indo-West Pacific. 1775
Lunulicardia hemicardium Western Pacific. 1758
Lunulicardia retusa Blunted cockle Indo-West Pacific. 1767
Lunulicardia subretusa Western Pacific 1841
Lyrocardium aeolicum Eastern Central Atlantic 1778
Lyrocardium aurantiacum Western Central Pacific 1850
Lyrocardium lyratum Lyrate cockle Indo-Pacific. 1834
Maoricardium setosum Western Pacific 1846
Microcardium aequiliratum Indo-West Pacific 1981
Microcardium delicatulum Western Atlantic and East 2.2 DL 1915
Microcardium pseudocancellatum Western Atlantic and East 2021
Microcardium pseudonomurai Western Atlantic and East 2021
Microcardium sakuraii Indo-West Pacific. 1961
Microcardium tenuilamellosum Western Central Pacific 1981
Microcardium trapezoidale Pacific Ocean. From off 2006
Microcardium velatum Western Central Pacific 2009
Microfragum festivum Western Pacific. 1854
Microfragum subfestivum Pacific Ocean. 2007
Monodacna colorata Coloured lagoon cockle Endemic in the Black Sea. 1829
Nemocardium bechei Indo-Pacific. 1840
Nemocardium centifilosum Hundred-line cockle Eastern Pacific 2.5 SHL 1864
Nemocardium enigmaticum Southwest Pacific 2013
Nemocardium exasperatum Western Central Pacific 2.5 TL 1841
Nemocardium peramabile Lovely micro-cockle North America. 1.8 DL 1881
Nemocardium pulchellum Indo-West Pacific. 1843
Nemocardium samarangae Northwest Pacific 1934
Nemocardium tinctum Dyed micro-cockle Western Central Atlantic 1.9 DL 1881
Nemocardium transversum Transverse micro-cockle East Pacific. 1951
Papillicardium minimum Northeast Atlantic and th 1836
Papillicardium papillosum Mediterranean Sea. 1791
Papyridea lata Western Central Atlantic 3.3 DL 1778
Papyridea semisulcata Frilled papercockle Western Central Atlantic 1.4 DL 1825
Papyridea soleniformis Spiny papercockle Western Central Atlantic 1789
Parvicardium carrozzai Mediterranean Sea. 2001
Parvicardium elegantulum Mediterranean Sea. 1842
Parvicardium exiguum Little cockle Northeast Atlantic and th 1791
Parvicardium hauniense Northeast Atlantic 1971
Parvicardium pinnulatum Northern dwarf cockle Northern Atlantic and the 1831
Parvicardium roseum Mediterranean Sea 1819
Parvicardium scabrum Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 1844
Parvicardium scriptum Mediterranean Sea 1892
Parvicardium trapezium Mediterranean Sea 1996
Parvicardium vroomi Mediterranean Sea. 1984
Plagiocardium mansitii Western Pacific 1937
Plagiocardium papillosum Mediterranean Sea 1795
Plagiocardium pseudolatum Broad cockle Indo-West Pacific 7.5 SHL 1991
Plagiocardium setosum Western Pacific. 1846
Pseudofulvia arago Southwest Pacific and Eas 2007
Pseudofulvia caledonica Indo-West Pacific. 2007
Serripes groenlandicus Greenland smoothcockle Arctic, Northern Pacific 11 SHL 1786
Serripes laperousii Broad smoothcockle Eastern Pacific and the A 1839
Serripes notabilis Oblique smoothcockle East Pacific. 1915
Trachycardium angulatum Angulate cockle Indo-West Pacific 9.5 SHH 1819
Trachycardium arenicolum Indo-West Pacific. 1845
Trachycardium beauforti Western Pacific. 1932
Trachycardium burchardi Northwest Pacific 1877
Trachycardium compunctum Northwest Pacific 1959
Trachycardium consors Consors' cockle Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1833
Trachycardium egmontianum Florida pricklycockle North America. 8.4 DL 1856
Trachycardium elongatum Western Central Pacific 9 TL 1789
Trachycardium enode Western Pacific. 1841
Trachycardium flavum Fan-shaped cockle Western Pacific. 6 TL 1758
Trachycardium foveolatum Western Pacific 1841
Trachycardium impolitum Indo-West Pacific. 1841
Trachycardium isocardia West Indian prickly cockle Western Atlantic 7.5 DL 1758
Trachycardium magnum Magnum pricklycockle North America. 1758
Trachycardium manueli Western Atlantic. 6.8 DL 1993
Trachycardium muricatum American yellow cockle Western Atlantic. 7 DL 1758
Trachycardium nigropunctatum Northwest Pacific 1966
Trachycardium okinawaense Northwest Pacific 1960
Trachycardium procerum Mexican cockle Pacific South America. 1833
Trachycardium quadragenarium Spiny pricklycockle East Pacific. 1837
Trachycardium rubicundum Indo-West Pacific 3.5 TL 1845
Trachycardium rugosum Pacific yellow cockle Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SHH 1819
Trachycardium transcendens Indo-Pacific. 1989
Trachycardium unicolor Unicolor cockle Indo-Pacific. 1841
Trachycardium variegatum Western Pacific 1841
Tridacna crocea Crocus giant clam Indo-West Pacific 15 SHL 1819
Tridacna derasa Smooth giant clam Indo-West Pacific. 60 SHL 1798
Tridacna gigas Giant clam Indo-Pacific 137 SHL 1758
Tridacna lorenzi Western Indian Ocean 26 SHL 2016
Tridacna maxima Elongate giant clam Indo-Pacific 41.7 SHL 1798
Tridacna mbalavuana Tevoro clam Western Central Pacific 1934
Tridacna noae Western Pacific. 28 SHL 1798
Tridacna rosewateri Indo-West Pacific 1991
Tridacna squamosa Fluted giant clam Indo-Pacific 45 SHL 1819
Tridacna squamosina Indo-West Pacific. 32 TL 1899
Trifaricardium nomurai Western Pacific. 1951
Trigoniocardia adamsii Western Pacific 1850
Trigoniocardia antillarum Western Atlantic 1842
Trigoniocardia ovuloides Western Atlantic 1845
Vasticardium angulatum Indo-West Pacific. 1819
Vasticardium assimile Western Indian Ocean. 1844
Vasticardium attenuatum Western Indian Ocean. 1841
Vasticardium elongatum Indo-West Pacific 1789
Vasticardium fidele Indo-West Pacific 1992
Vasticardium flavum Western Central Pacific 1758
Vasticardium lomboke Western Central Pacific 2003
Vasticardium luteomarginatum Western Central Pacific 1991
Vasticardium orbita Orbit cockle Pacific Ocean 9.3 SHH 1833
Vasticardium ornatum Pacific Ocean 1877
Vasticardium papuanum Indo-West Pacific. 1996
Vasticardium pectiniforme Indo-Pacific. 4.2 TL 1780
Vasticardium philippinense Indo-West Pacific. 1899
Vasticardium rubicundum Indo-West Pacific. 1844
Vasticardium sewelli Indo-West Pacific. 1932
Vasticardium subassimile Indo-West Pacific. 2003
Vasticardium subrugosum Wrinkled cockle Indo-West Pacific 6 SHH 1839
Vasticardium thomassini Indo-West Pacific 1998
Vasticardium vertebratum Indo-West Pacific 1844
Vepricardium asiaticum Asiatic cockle Indo-West Pacific 5 SHL 1789
Vepricardium coronatum Western Pacific 1786
Vepricardium incarnatum Western Pacific. 1844
Vepricardium multispinosum Many-spined cockle Indo-West Pacific. 1838
Vepricardium rugatum Western Pacific 1817
Vepricardium sinense Chinese cockle Indo-West Pacific 4.5 SHL 1841



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