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Family: Glossidae



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8 species (see list below)
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Mediterranean Sea

Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Glossus humanus
[Oxheart cockle]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Glossus vulgaris
[]
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Meiocardia agassizii
[]
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Meiocardia hawaiana
[]
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Meiocardia lamarckii
[]
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Meiocardia moltkiana
[]

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Western Pacific.

Meiocardia samarangiae Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993

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Meiocardia samarangiae
[]

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Western Pacific

Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)

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Meiocardia vulgaris
[Ivory heart clam]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Glossus humanus Oxheart cockle Mediterranean Sea 1758
Glossus vulgaris Western Central Pacific 5 TL 1845
Meiocardia agassizii Western Central Pacific 1889
Meiocardia hawaiana Eastern Central Pacific 1938
Meiocardia lamarckii Western Pacific 1845
Meiocardia moltkiana Western Pacific. 1783
Meiocardia samarangiae Western Pacific. 1993
Meiocardia vulgaris Ivory heart clam Western Pacific 1845



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