Strawberry cockle
Fragum unedo
- Usual depth3–355 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Fragum unedo is a species of cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, commonly known as the Pacific strawberry cockle. It is found in tropical seas in the Indo-Pacific region and the empty shells are prized for use in decorative crafts.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fragum unedo”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 27 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–355 m · Deepest record: 354.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Strawberry cockle, strawberry cockle, Strawberry Heart Cockle
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Erdbeer-Herzmuschel, Pazifische Erdbeermuschel
- Japanese
- カワラガイ
- Thai
- หอยหัวใจ
- Simplified Chinese
- 草莓鳥尾蛤
Other scientific names: Cardium cruentum, Cardium unedo, Hemicardium tegulatum
Similar species
- Pacific strawberry cockle
Fragum fragum
Heart cockleCorculum cardissa
- Bear paw clam
Hippopus hippopus
- Double-Rayed Cockle
Acrosterigma biradiatum
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).
- 751 open-data records from 1758 to 2022.
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