Pacific strawberry cockle

Fragum fragum

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–220 m
Water temperature-2–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, November, and December
How commonOccasional

About this species

Fragum fragum is a species of cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It is commonly known as the white strawberry cockle and is found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It is the type species of the genus Fragum.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 26 records
February: 13 records
March: 12 records
April: 9 records
May: 11 records
June: 15 records
July: 22 records
August: 21 records
September: 18 records
October: 24 records
November: 27 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–220 m · Deepest record: 2,161 m

0–10 m: 16 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–30 °C

-2–0 °C: 2 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 15 records
24–26 °C: 110 records
26–28 °C: 139 records
28–30 °C: 75 records

Names and classification

English: Pacific strawberry cockle, Saw-Toothed Heart Cockle, White Half Cockle, White Strawberry Cockle

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: オオヒシガイ
Simplified Chinese: 白莓鳥尾蛤, 脊鳥蛤

Other scientific names: Cardium aviculinum, Cardium fragum, Cardium imbricatum, Fragum flavum, Hemicardium (Fragum) fragum

Similar species

Strawberry cockle
Fragum unedo
Elongate clam
Tridacna maxima
Heart cockle
Corculum cardissa
Bear paw clam
Hippopus hippopus
Boring clam
Tridacna crocea
Giant clam
Tridacna gigas

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
667 open-data records from 1758 to 2023.

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