Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Elongated Cockle
Vasticardium elongatum
Elongated Cockle
Also known as: Elongated Cockle
Category: Heart Cockles
Scientific Name: Vasticardium elongatum
Synonyms: Acrosterigma elongata
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Bivalvia (Class) Bivalves
 └Cardiida (Order)
  └Cardiidae (Family) Cockles
   └Trachycardiinae (Subfamily) Heart Cockles
    └Vasticardium (Genus)
     └V. elongatum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 381322🔗
iNaturalist ID: 370294🔗

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