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Heart clam

Fulvia mutica (Reeve, 1844)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The heart clam (Fulvia mutica) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the heart clam

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 heart clam live?

Not recorded

Is the heart clam 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 heart clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusFulvia
  7. SpeciesFulvia mutica (Reeve, 1844)

Synonyms Cardium annae, Cardium annse, Cardium japonicum, Cardium loroisii, Cardium muticum, Fulvia japonica, Fulvia mutica

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Japanese cockleEnglish
  • トリガイJapanese
  • 새조개Korean
  • 日本鳥尾蛤Chinese
  • 滑頂薄殼鳥蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the heart clam

Other species in the same genus Fulvia.

Eggcockle

Fulvia laevigata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the heart clam?

The heart clam (Fulvia mutica) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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). Heart clam (Fulvia mutica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/heart-clam

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BibTeX
@misc{heart_clam_2026,
  title = {Heart clam (Fulvia mutica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/heart-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}