fan-shaped cockle
Vasticardium pectiniforme
- Usual depth1–7 m
- Water temperature21–30 °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: 14 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–7 m · Deepest record: 36 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- fan-shaped cockle
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- アサザル
Other scientific names: Acrosterigma rugosa, Cardium pectinatum, Cardium pectiniforme, Cardium peregrinum, Cardium regulare, Cardium rugosum, Trachycardium pectiniforme, Trachycardium peregrinum, Trachycardium rugosum, Vasticardium nigropunctatum
Similar species
- angulate cockle
Vasticardium angulatum
- The Elongated Cockle
Vasticardium elongatum
- Fan-Shaped Cockle
Vasticardium flavum
- 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).
- 433 open-data records from 1780 to 2010.
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