angulate cockle
Vasticardium angulatum
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- angulate cockle
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- オキナワヒシガイ, フジイロザルガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 方鳥尾蛤, 角闊鳥蛤
Other scientific names: Acrosterigma alternatum, Cardium alternatum, Cardium angulatum, Cardium pulicarium, Trachycardium angulatum
Similar species
- The Elongated Cockle
Vasticardium elongatum
- Fan-Shaped Cockle
Vasticardium flavum
- fan-shaped cockle
Vasticardium pectiniforme
- Elongate clam
Tridacna maxima
Heart cockleCorculum cardissa
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).
- 338 open-data records from 1840 to 2014.
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