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Greenland cockle

Serripes groenlandicus (Mohr, 1786)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The greenland cockle (Serripes groenlandicus) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the greenland 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 greenland cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the greenland 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 greenland cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusSerripes
  7. SpeciesSerripes groenlandicus (Mohr, 1786)

Synonyms Aphrodite columba, Cardium boreale, Cardium edentula, Cardium edentulum, Cardium fabricii, Cardium groenlandicum, Cardium groenlandicum unciangulare, Mactra fujinensis, Mactra radiata, Serripes groenlandicum, Serripes groenlandicus, Serripes groenlandicus fabricii, Serripes groenlandicus groenlandicus, Serripes grönlandicus, Serripes grönlandicus var. protractus, Serripes vachrushevi, Venus islandica

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Greenland smoothcockleEnglish
  • srdcovka grónskáCzech
  • Grönländische HerzmuschelGerman
  • Coque du GroenlandFrench
  • ウバトリガイJapanese
  • 갈색볼록새조개Korean
  • grønlandsskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • grønlandsskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Гренландский серрипесRussian
  • Гренландский зубчатоногRussian
  • Серрипес гренландскийRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the greenland cockle

Other species in the same genus Serripes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the greenland cockle?

The greenland cockle (Serripes groenlandicus) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Greenland cockle (Serripes groenlandicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/greenland-cockle

MLA

“Greenland cockle (Serripes groenlandicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/greenland-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{greenland_cockle_2026,
  title = {Greenland cockle (Serripes groenlandicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/greenland-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}