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Family: Cardiidae cockles (See list of species below)

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29 species in Mediterranean and Black Sea with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Acanthocardia aculeata [Spiny cockle]	No picture found Acanthocardia deshayesii []	Acanthocardia echinata [European prickly cockle]
No picture found Acanthocardia mucronata []	Acanthocardia paucicostata [Poorly ribbed cockle]	Acanthocardia spinosa [Sand cockle]
Acanthocardia tuberculata [Moroccan cockles]	No picture found Afrocardium richardi []	No picture found Cardium aculeatum []
No picture found Cardium exiguum [Diminutive cockle]	No picture found Cardium indicum []	Cerastoderma edule [Common edible cockle]
Cerastoderma glaucum [Olive green cockle]	Fulvia australis []	Fulvia fragilis [Fragile cockle]
Laevicardium crassum [Norwegian egg cockle]	Laevicardium oblongum []	No picture found Monodacna colorata [Coloured lagoon cockle]
No picture found Papillicardium minimum []	No picture found Papillicardium papillosum []	No picture found Parvicardium carrozzai []
No picture found Parvicardium exiguum [Little cockle]	No picture found Parvicardium pinnulatum [Northern dwarf cockle]	No picture found Parvicardium roseum []
No picture found Parvicardium scabrum []	No picture found Parvicardium scriptum []	No picture found Parvicardium trapezium []
No picture found Parvicardium vroomi []	No picture found Plagiocardium papillosum []

29 Species of Family Cardiidae
(cockles)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthocardia aculeata	Spiny cockle	Northeast Atlantic and th	10.16 SHL
Acanthocardia deshayesii		Mediterranean Sea
Acanthocardia echinata	European prickly cockle	Arctic, Eastern Atlantic	7.5 SHL
Acanthocardia mucronata		Mediterranean Sea
Acanthocardia paucicostata	Poorly ribbed cockle	Northeast Atlantic and th	3.578 SHL
Acanthocardia spinosa	Sand cockle	Eastern Atlantic and the
Acanthocardia tuberculata	Moroccan cockles	Northeast Atlantic and th	9 SHL
Afrocardium richardi		Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Cardium aculeatum		Mediterranean Sea
Cardium exiguum	Diminutive cockle	Mediterranean Sea
Cardium indicum		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerastoderma edule	Common edible cockle	Eastern Atlantic, the Med	5.6 SHL
Cerastoderma glaucum	Olive green cockle	Northeast Atlantic, the M
Fulvia australis		Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Fulvia fragilis	Fragile cockle	Western Indian Ocean
Laevicardium crassum	Norwegian egg cockle	Northeast Atlantic and th	7.5 SHL
Laevicardium oblongum		Mediterranean Sea
Monodacna colorata	Coloured lagoon cockle	Endemic in the Black Sea.
Papillicardium minimum		Northeast Atlantic and th
Papillicardium papillosum		Mediterranean Sea.
Parvicardium carrozzai		Mediterranean Sea.
Parvicardium exiguum	Little cockle	Northeast Atlantic and th
Parvicardium pinnulatum	Northern dwarf cockle	Northern Atlantic and the
Parvicardium roseum		Mediterranean Sea
Parvicardium scabrum		Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Parvicardium scriptum		Mediterranean Sea
Parvicardium trapezium		Mediterranean Sea
Parvicardium vroomi		Mediterranean Sea.
Plagiocardium papillosum		Mediterranean Sea

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