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Family: Cardiidae cockles (See list of species below)

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22 species in Atlantic, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Acrosterigma magnum []	No picture found Americardia media [Atlantic strawberry-cockle]	Ciliatocardium ciliatum [Hairy cockle]
Clinocardium nuttallii [Nuttall cockle]	No picture found Ctenocardia guppyi [Guppy strawberry-cockle]	Dinocardium robustum [Giant Atlantic cockle]
No picture found Laevicardium fiski []	Laevicardium laevigatum [Eggcockle]	No picture found Laevicardium mortoni [Yellow eggcockle]
No picture found Laevicardium pictum [Painted eggcockle]	No picture found Laevicardium serratum []	No picture found Laevicardium sybariticum [Delicate eggcockle]
Nemocardium peramabile [Lovely micro-cockle]	No picture found Nemocardium tinctum [Dyed micro-cockle]	No picture found Papyridea lata []
Papyridea semisulcata [Frilled papercockle]	Papyridea soleniformis [Spiny papercockle]	Trachycardium egmontianum [Florida pricklycockle]
No picture found Trachycardium isocardia [West Indian prickly cockle]	Trachycardium magnum [Magnum pricklycockle]	Trachycardium muricatum [American yellow cockle]
Trigoniocardia antillarum []

22 Species of Family Cardiidae
(cockles)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acrosterigma magnum		Western Central Atlantic	8.7 DL
Americardia media	Atlantic strawberry-cockle	Western Central Atlantic	3.5 DL
Ciliatocardium ciliatum	Hairy cockle	Arctic, Northern Pacific	7 SHL
Clinocardium nuttallii	Nuttall cockle	Arctic, Northwest and Eas	14 SHL
Ctenocardia guppyi	Guppy strawberry-cockle	Western Atlantic	0.8 DL
Dinocardium robustum	Giant Atlantic cockle	Western Central Atlantic	11.9 DL
Laevicardium fiski		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL
Laevicardium laevigatum	Eggcockle	Western Central Atlantic
Laevicardium mortoni	Yellow eggcockle	Western Central Atlantic
Laevicardium pictum	Painted eggcockle	Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL
Laevicardium serratum		Western Atlantic.	4.2 DL
Laevicardium sybariticum	Delicate eggcockle	Western Central Atlantic	1.7 DL
Nemocardium peramabile	Lovely micro-cockle	North America.	1.8 DL
Nemocardium tinctum	Dyed micro-cockle	Western Central Atlantic	1.9 DL
Papyridea lata		Western Central Atlantic	3.3 DL
Papyridea semisulcata	Frilled papercockle	Western Central Atlantic	1.4 DL
Papyridea soleniformis	Spiny papercockle	Western Central Atlantic
Trachycardium egmontianum	Florida pricklycockle	North America.	8.4 DL
Trachycardium isocardia	West Indian prickly cockle	Western Atlantic	7.5 DL
Trachycardium magnum	Magnum pricklycockle	North America.
Trachycardium muricatum	American yellow cockle	Western Atlantic.	7 DL
Trigoniocardia antillarum		Western Atlantic

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