Order
Cardiida
34 species
The list of species of Cardiida order
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The list of species of Cardiida order
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The giant clams are the members of the clam genus Tridacna that are the largest living bivalve mollusks. There are actually several species of "giant clams" in the genus Tridacna, which are often misidentified for Tridacna gigas, the most commonly...
The common cockle (Cerastoderma edule ) is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. It is found in waters off Europe, from Iceland in the north, south into waters off western Africa as far...
The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima ), also known as the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. They are much sought after in the aquarium trade, as their often striking coloration mimics that of the...
The truncate donax, abrupt wedge shell, wedge clam or coquina clam (Donax trunculus ), is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae. It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe, as well as the Red sea, where it is...
Donax variabilis, known by the common name coquina, is a species of small edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Donacidae, the bean clams. It is a warm water species which occurs in shallow water on sandy beaches on the east...
Tridacna derasa, the southern giant clam or smooth giant clam, is a species of extremely large marine clam in the family Cardiidae.
Tridacna squamosa, known commonly as the fluted giant clam and scaly clam, is one of a number of large clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is distinguished by the large, leaf-like fluted edges on...
Tridacna crocea, the boring clam, crocus clam, crocea clam or saffron-coloured clam, is a species of bivalve in the family Cardiidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade where it is often simply...
Limecola balthica, commonly called the Baltic macoma, Baltic clam or Baltic tellin, is a small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae (the macomas and tellins).
Hippopus hippopus, also known as the Horse Hoof clam and Strawberry clam, is a species of Giant Clam in the Family Tridacna and the family Hippopus. Hippopus is a delicacy in many Southeast Asian countries due to its high quality meat.The scientific...
Scrobicularia plana, the peppery furrow shell, is a bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Semelidae.
Macoma nasuta, commonly known as the bent-nosed clam, is a species of bivalve found along the Pacific Ocean coast of North America. It is about 6 cm (2.4 in) long. It is often found buried in sands of 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) in depth. This rounded...
Acanthocardia echinata, the prickly cockle or European prickly cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. The genus Acanthocardia is present from the Upper Oligocene to the Recent.The prickly cockle was...
Trachycardium egmontianum, the Florida prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.
Laevicardium crassum, the Norwegian egg cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.
Hippopus porcellanus, the china clam, is a species of bivalve in the subfamily Tridacninae. It is found in Indonesia, Palau, and the Philippines. It is a popular species for marine aquariums for its attractive shell.
Donax hanleyanus, common name the wedge clam (in Argentina and Uruguay known as: berberecho; in Brazil (at least in Rio de Janeiro state) known as: sarnambi), is a marine bivalve mollusk species in the family Donacidae, the bean clams or wedge...
Donax gouldii, common name the bean clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Donacidae.This species is found on the Pacific coast of North America. This Donax species, known for its periodic population...
Fragum unedo is a species of cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, commonly known as the Pacific strawberry cockle. It is found in tropical seas in the Indo-Pacific region and the empty shells are prized for use in decorative...
Acrosterigma magnum, or the magnum cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the true cockles.
Tridacna rosewateri is a species of marine bivalve in the family Cardiidae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Serripes is a genus of molluscs in the family Cardiidae.
Macomona liliana, or the large wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Gari lineolata, or the pink sunset shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae.
Gari convexa is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae.
Tellina listeri, the speckled tellin, is a bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.
Tridacna mbalavuana, the tevoro clam, is a species of bivalve in the family Cardiidae. It is found in Fiji and Tonga. It is currently listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Eurytellina simulans is a species of bivalve mollusc. This species was previously known as Tellina simulans. The animal was originally described to science by naturalist Charles Baker Adams, a professor of zoology at Amherst College. Adams left for...
Laevicardium sybariticum, or Dall's egg cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Florida to the West Indies. It was first described by Dall in 1886.
Pratulum pulchellum is a species of cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.
Tellina spenceri, or Spencer's wedge shell, is a rare bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae, endemic to New Zealand.
Tellina gaimardi, the angled wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae.
Soletellina nitida, commonly known as the shining sunset shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae.
Gari stangeri, or the purple sunset shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae.
