Bivalves & chitons
Elongate Heart Cockle
Vasticardium elongatum
Also known as: Arc, Burrowing Mollusc, Heart Cockle, Mussel, True Cockle
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Arc
- Burrowing Mollusc
- Heart Cockle
- Mussel
- True Cockle
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Overview
Found partially buried, over mud and sandy bottoms, of coastal reefs.
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.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Central Pacific
- Country only · 2
LIVES IN
Found partially buried, over mud and sandy bottoms, of coastal reefs.
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Adult photos 2
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderCardiida
- familyCardiidae
- genusVasticardium
- speciesVasticardium elongatum (Bruguière, 1789)
SourcesWoRMS
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More in the family
Bivalves (Cardiidae)
