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Family: Cardiidae cockles (See list of species below)

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26 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Acrosterigma capricorne []	No picture found Acrosterigma seurati []	No picture found Acrosterigma transcendens []
No picture found Afrocardium richardi []	No picture found Clinocardium blandum [Low-rib cockle]	Clinocardium nuttallii [Nuttall cockle]
Corculum cardissa [True heart cockle]	No picture found Corculum dionaeum []	No picture found Ctenocardia gustavi []
Fragum fragum [White strawberry cockle]	Fragum hemicardium [Pacific half cockle]	No picture found Fragum mundum []
Fragum unedo [Pacific strawberry cockle]	No picture found Frigidocardium thaanumi []	Hippopus hippopus [Bear paw clam]
No picture found Laevicardium elatum [Giant eggcockle]	Laevicardium laevigatum [Eggcockle]	No picture found Microfragum subfestivum []
No picture found Nemocardium centifilosum [Hundred-line cockle]	No picture found Pseudofulvia arago []	No picture found Trachycardium consors [Consors' cockle]
Tridacna gigas [Giant clam]	Tridacna maxima [Elongate giant clam]	No picture found Tridacna noae []
Tridacna squamosa [Fluted giant clam]	Vasticardium orbita [Orbit cockle]

26 Species of Family Cardiidae
(cockles)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acrosterigma capricorne		Eastern Central Pacific
Acrosterigma seurati		Eastern Central Pacific
Acrosterigma transcendens		Indo-Pacific.
Afrocardium richardi		Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Clinocardium blandum	Low-rib cockle	Eastern Pacific.	5 SHL
Clinocardium nuttallii	Nuttall cockle	Arctic, Northwest and Eas	14 SHL
Corculum cardissa	True heart cockle	Indo-Pacific	8 SHH
Corculum dionaeum		Central Pacific
Ctenocardia gustavi		Central Pacific.
Fragum fragum	White strawberry cockle	Indo-Pacific	4 SHH
Fragum hemicardium	Pacific half cockle	Indo-Pacific	5.5 SHH
Fragum mundum		Pacific Ocean.
Fragum unedo	Pacific strawberry cockle	Indo-Pacific	6.5 SHH
Frigidocardium thaanumi		Eastern Pacific	1.84 SHL
Hippopus hippopus	Bear paw clam	Indo-West Pacific.	50 SHL
Laevicardium elatum	Giant eggcockle	Eastern Central Pacific a
Laevicardium laevigatum	Eggcockle	Western Central Atlantic
Microfragum subfestivum		Pacific Ocean.
Nemocardium centifilosum	Hundred-line cockle	Eastern Pacific	2.5 SHL
Pseudofulvia arago		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Trachycardium consors	Consors' cockle	Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Tridacna gigas	Giant clam	Indo-Pacific	137 SHL
Tridacna maxima	Elongate giant clam	Indo-Pacific	41.7 SHL
Tridacna noae		Western Pacific.	28 SHL
Tridacna squamosa	Fluted giant clam	Indo-Pacific	45 SHL
Vasticardium orbita	Orbit cockle	Pacific Ocean	9.3 SHH

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