The Elongated Cockle
Vasticardium elongatum
- Usual depth5–18 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- The Elongated Cockle
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 長鳥尾蛤
Other scientific names: Acrosterigma elongatum, Cardium elongatum, Cochlea nebulosa, Trachycardium elongatum, Vasticardium nebulosum
Similar species
angulate cockleVasticardium angulatum
Fan-Shaped CockleVasticardium flavum
fan-shaped cockleVasticardium pectiniforme
Elongate clamTridacna 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).
- 95 open-data records from 1789 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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