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Angled cockle

Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The angled cockle (Parvicardium exiguum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the angled cockle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the angled cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the angled cockle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the angled cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusParvicardium
  7. SpeciesParvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Cardium aquilinum, Cardium exiguum, Cardium exiguum var. albina, Cardium exiguum var. commutata, Cardium exiguum var. flavida, Cardium exiguum var. hirta, Cardium exiguum var. subquadrata, Cardium exile, Cardium helleri, Cardium parvum, Cardium pygmaeum, Cerastoderma exiguum

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Little cockleEnglish
  • srdcovka maláCzech
  • brakvandshjertemuslingDanish
  • kleine HerzmuschelGerman
  • scheve kokkelDutch
  • fåribbad småhjärtmusslaSwedish
  • Skæve hjertemuslingDanish
  • Dreieckige HerzmuschelGerman
  • scheve hartschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the angled cockle

Other species in the same genus Parvicardium.

Oval cockle

Parvicardium pinnulatum

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the angled cockle?

The angled cockle (Parvicardium exiguum) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Angled cockle (Parvicardium exiguum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/angled-cockle

MLA

“Angled cockle (Parvicardium exiguum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/angled-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{angled_cockle_2026,
  title = {Angled cockle (Parvicardium exiguum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/angled-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}