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Flame dog cockle

Glycymeris grayana (Dunker, 1857)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The flame dog cockle (Glycymeris grayana) is a species in the family Glycymerididae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the flame dog cockle

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
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Countries on record
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Where does the flame dog cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the flame dog 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 flame dog cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyGlycymerididae
  6. genusGlycymeris
  7. SpeciesGlycymeris grayana (Dunker, 1857)

Synonyms Axinaea kenyoniana, Glycimeris australis, Pectunculus grayanus, Petunculus australis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Shiny dog cockleEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flame dog cockle

Other species in the same genus Glycymeris.

Combshell

Glycymeris glycymeris

GlycymerididaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is the flame dog cockle?

The flame dog cockle (Glycymeris grayana) belongs to the family Glycymerididae in the order Arcida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flame dog cockle (Glycymeris grayana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-dog-cockle

MLA

“Flame dog cockle (Glycymeris grayana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-dog-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{flame_dog_cockle_2026,
  title = {Flame dog cockle (Glycymeris grayana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-dog-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}