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Cock

Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cock (Callista chione) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the cock

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 cock live?

Not recorded

Is the cock 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 cock classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusCallista
  7. SpeciesCallista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Callista chione, Callista coccinea, Chione vulgaris, Cytherea chione, Macrocallista chione, Meretrix chione, Meretrix chione var. brevior, Meretrix chione var. elongata, Meretrix chione var. major, Pectunculus glaber, Pitar chione, Pitaria chione, Venus chione

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Brown callistaEnglish
  • Brown venusEnglish
  • Smooth callistaEnglish
  • Smooth clamEnglish
  • Smooth venusEnglish
  • amasuela coloradaAsturian
  • lluentaCatalan
  • zaděnka hladkáCzech
  • braune VenusmuschelGerman
  • ΓυαλιστερήGreek
  • almejónSpanish
  • verniFrench
  • AmeixónGalician
  • RumenkaCroatian
  • fasolaraItalian
  • Rudoji veneraLithuanian
  • bruine venusschelpDutch
  • concha chionePortuguese
  • Каллиста ХионыRussian
  • flegërtrasha e lëmuarAlbanian
  • Kahverengi VenüsTurkish
  • Petxina lluentCatalan
  • petxinot de sangCatalan
  • Glänzende VenusmuschelGerman
  • Glatte VenusmuschelGerman
  • almejón de sangreSpanish
  • Concha finaSpanish
  • saverinaSpanish
  • grande palourdeFrench
  • vernisFrench
  • vernis fauveFrench
  • Cappa lisciaItalian
  • FasolaroItalian
  • VongoloneItalian
  • Amerikaanse venusschelpDutch
  • Mediterrane lakvenusschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cock

Other species in the same genus Callista.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cock?

The cock (Callista chione) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cock (Callista chione). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cock

MLA

“Cock (Callista chione).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cock.

BibTeX
@misc{cock_2026,
  title = {Cock (Callista chione)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cock},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}