Corculum cardissa (Linnaeus, 1758)
True heart cockle
Corculum cardissa
photo by FAO

Family:  Cardiidae (cockles)
Max. size:  8 cm SHH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from Mauritius Island, but probably not on the East African coast, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to northern Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Mainly used as an ornamental shell (Ref. 348).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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