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Family: Cardiidae cockles (See list of species below)

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50 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acrosterigma dianthinum
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Acrosterigma maculosum
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Acrosterigma simplex
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Acrosterigma transcendens
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Afrocardium carditaeforme
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Afrocardium exochum
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Afrocardium richardi
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Cerastoderma edule
[Common edible cockle]


Corculum cardissa
[True heart cockle]


Ctenocardia fornicata
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Ctenocardia translata
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Fragum erugatum
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Fragum fragum
[White strawberry cockle]


Fragum hemicardium
[Pacific half cockle]
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Fragum nivale
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Fragum scruposum
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Fragum sueziense
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Fragum unedo
[Pacific strawberry cockle]
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Freneixicardia victor
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Frigidocardium centumliratum
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Frigidocardium exasperatum
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Frigidocardium torresi
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Fulvia aperta
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Fulvia australis
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Fulvia dulce
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Fulvia fragilis
[Fragile cockle]
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Fulvia lineonotata
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Fulvia papyracea
[Paper cockle]
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Fulvia scalata
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Fulvia undatopicta
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Laevicardium attenuatum
[Attenuated cockle]


Laevicardium biradiatum
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Lunulicardia auricula
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Plagiocardium pseudolatum
[Broad cockle]
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Pseudofulvia caledonica
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Trachycardium angulatum
[Angulate cockle]
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Trachycardium flavum
[Fan-shaped cockle]


Trachycardium rubicundum
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Trachycardium rugosum
[Pacific yellow cockle]


Tridacna crocea
[Crocus giant clam]


Tridacna gigas
[Giant clam]
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Tridacna lorenzi
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Tridacna maxima
[Elongate giant clam]
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Tridacna rosewateri
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Tridacna squamosa
[Fluted giant clam]
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Tridacna squamosina
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Vasticardium angulatum
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Vasticardium assimile
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Vasticardium pectiniforme
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Vepricardium asiaticum
[Asiatic cockle]
50 Species of Family Cardiidae
(cockles)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acrosterigma dianthinum Indo-West Pacific.
Acrosterigma maculosum Indo-West Pacific.
Acrosterigma simplex Indo-Pacific.
Acrosterigma transcendens Indo-Pacific.
Afrocardium carditaeforme Indo-West Pacific.
Afrocardium exochum Indo-West Pacific.
Afrocardium richardi Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Cerastoderma edule Common edible cockle Eastern Atlantic, the Med 5.6 SHL
Corculum cardissa True heart cockle Indo-Pacific 8 SHH
Ctenocardia fornicata Indo-West Pacific.
Ctenocardia translata Indo-West Pacific.
Fragum erugatum Indo-West Pacific. 1.4 TL
Fragum fragum White strawberry cockle Indo-Pacific 4 SHH
Fragum hemicardium Pacific half cockle Indo-Pacific 5.5 SHH
Fragum nivale Western Indian Ocean 1.2 TL
Fragum scruposum Indo-West Pacific.
Fragum sueziense Indo-West Pacific.
Fragum unedo Pacific strawberry cockle Indo-Pacific 6.5 SHH
Freneixicardia victor Indo-West Pacific. 4 TL
Frigidocardium centumliratum Western Indian Ocean
Frigidocardium exasperatum Indo-West Pacific.
Frigidocardium torresi Indo-West Pacific.
Fulvia aperta Indo-West Pacific.
Fulvia australis Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Fulvia dulce Western Indian Ocean 2.47 TL
Fulvia fragilis Fragile cockle Western Indian Ocean
Fulvia lineonotata Indo-West Pacific.
Fulvia papyracea Paper cockle Indo-West Pacific 6 SHL
Fulvia scalata Indo-West Pacific.
Fulvia undatopicta Indo-Pacific.
Laevicardium attenuatum Attenuated cockle Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL
Laevicardium biradiatum Indo-West Pacific.
Lunulicardia auricula Indo-West Pacific.
Plagiocardium pseudolatum Broad cockle Indo-West Pacific 7.5 SHL
Pseudofulvia caledonica Indo-West Pacific.
Trachycardium angulatum Angulate cockle Indo-West Pacific 9.5 SHH
Trachycardium flavum Fan-shaped cockle Western Pacific. 6 TL
Trachycardium rubicundum Indo-West Pacific 3.5 TL
Trachycardium rugosum Pacific yellow cockle Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SHH
Tridacna crocea Crocus giant clam Indo-West Pacific 15 SHL
Tridacna gigas Giant clam Indo-Pacific 137 SHL
Tridacna lorenzi Western Indian Ocean 26 SHL
Tridacna maxima Elongate giant clam Indo-Pacific 41.7 SHL
Tridacna rosewateri Indo-West Pacific
Tridacna squamosa Fluted giant clam Indo-Pacific 45 SHL
Tridacna squamosina Indo-West Pacific. 32 TL
Vasticardium angulatum Indo-West Pacific.
Vasticardium assimile Western Indian Ocean.
Vasticardium pectiniforme Indo-Pacific. 4.17 TL
Vepricardium asiaticum Asiatic cockle Indo-West Pacific 5 SHL



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