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Lyre cockle

Lyrocardium lyratum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The lyre cockle (Lyrocardium lyratum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the lyre 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 lyre cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the lyre 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 lyre cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusLyrocardium
  7. SpeciesLyrocardium lyratum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)

Synonyms Cardium kalamantanum, Cardium lyratum, Nemocardium lyratum

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Lyrate cockleEnglish
  • Leier-HerzmuschelGerman
  • ギンギョガイJapanese
  • Ребристая сердцевидкаRussian
  • srdcovka lýrovitáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lyre cockle

Other species in the same genus Lyrocardium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lyre cockle?

The lyre cockle (Lyrocardium lyratum) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lyre cockle (Lyrocardium lyratum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lyre-cockle

MLA

“Lyre cockle (Lyrocardium lyratum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lyre-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{lyre_cockle_2026,
  title = {Lyre cockle (Lyrocardium lyratum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lyre-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}