Hairy Cockle
Maoricardium setosum
- Usual depth0–20 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–20 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hairy Cockle
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 刷毛毛利鳥蛤, 粗毛鳥尾蛤
Other scientific names: Cardium (Ringicardium) mansitii, Cardium setosum, Maoricardium fraseri, Maoricardium mansitii, Plagiocardium fraseri, Plagiocardium frazeri, Plagiocardium setosum, Regozara fraseri
Similar species
Elongate clamTridacna maxima
Heart cockleCorculum cardissa
Pacific strawberry cockleFragum fragum
Strawberry cockleFragum unedo
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 318 open-data records from 1846 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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