Elongate Heart Cockle
Scientific Name: Acrosterigma elongata
Species: Bivalves (Cardiidae)
Other names: Molluscs, Burrowing Molluscs, Arcs, Mussels, Heart Cockles.
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Elongate Heart CockleUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Elongate Heart CockleUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Molluscs, Burrowing Molluscs, Arcs, Mussels and Heart Cockles.
Found in sandy areas of intertidal zone of estuaries, lagoons and bays often partially buried in the sand.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 8cm
Depth - 0-70m
Widespread South West Pacific
Most Bivalves are permanently anchored in fissures or depressions in the rock surface of the reef, some may become covered in algae and other marine life.
Other Bivalves swim free, either by a well developed foot or propelled along by a jet of water from their mantle cavity.
Spotted
The Elongate Heart Cockle is found in or near the South West Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 2 times by user @fishx6
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