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Corculum cardissa True Heart Cockle, Heart Cockle

Corculum cardissa is commonly referred to as True Heart Cockle, Heart Cockle. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Corculum cardissa, Flache Herzmuschel,aufgenommen in Cabilao (Philippinen), 04_2012 (c) BioTaucher




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lexID:
13036 
AphiaID:
216387 
Scientific:
Corculum cardissa 
German:
Flache Herzmuschel,Echte Herzmuschel 
English:
True Heart Cockle, Heart Cockle 
Category:
Muslinger 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Corculum (Genus) > cardissa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Philippines, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Size:
1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Filter feeder, Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-24 12:40:10 

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Corculum cardissa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Corculum cardissa, commonly known as the heart cockle, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It has a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae), which live within its tissues.

The two valves of Corculum cardissa are unequal in size and often asymmetric.This heart cockle is often found lying on a surface of sand among coral debris and broken shells.

Synonymised names:
Cardissa alba Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Cardissa spinosa Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
Cardium cardissa Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Cardium dionaeum Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
Cardium humanum Chemnitz: Römer, 1869
Cardium inversum Lamarck, 1819
Cardium productum Deshayes, 1855 (invalid: junior homonym of Cardium productum J. Sowerby in Sedgwick & Murchison, 1832)
Cardium spinosa (Swainson, 1840)
Cardium unimaculatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Corculum dolorosum Röding, 1798
Corculum inflatum Röding, 1798 (synonym)
Corculum kirai Shikama, 1964

External links

  1. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Corculum cardissa, Flache Herzmuschel,aufgenommen in Cabilao (Philippinen), 04_2012 (c) BioTaucher

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