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Angulate cockle

Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The angulate cockle (Vasticardium angulatum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the angulate 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 angulate cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the angulate 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 angulate cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusVasticardium
  7. SpeciesVasticardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Acrosterigma alternatum, Acrosterigma angulatum, Cardium alternatum, Cardium angulatum, Cardium pulicarium, Trachycardium angulatum

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • オキナワヒシガイJapanese
  • 方鳥尾蛤Chinese
  • フジイロザルガイJapanese
  • 角闊鳥蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the angulate cockle

Other species in the same genus Vasticardium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the angulate cockle?

The angulate cockle (Vasticardium angulatum) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Angulate cockle (Vasticardium angulatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/angulate-cockle

MLA

“Angulate cockle (Vasticardium angulatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/angulate-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{angulate_cockle_2026,
  title = {Angulate cockle (Vasticardium angulatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/angulate-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}