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Oval cockle

Parvicardium pinnulatum (Conrad, 1831)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The oval cockle (Parvicardium pinnulatum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the oval 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 oval cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the oval 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 oval cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusParvicardium
  7. SpeciesParvicardium pinnulatum (Conrad, 1831)

Synonyms Cardium fasciatum, Cardium fasciatum var. alba, Cardium fasciatum var. globosa, Cardium hudsoniense, Cardium pinnulatum, Cerastoderma ovale, Cerastoderma pinnulatum, Goethemia pinnulata

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Northern dwarf cockleEnglish
  • Ribbed cockleEnglish
  • Oval hjertemuslingDanish
  • Ovale HerzmuschelGerman
  • Coque naine du NordFrench
  • srdcovka maláSlovak
  • bandad småhjärtmusslaSwedish
  • Stribet hjertemuslingDanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oval cockle

Other species in the same genus Parvicardium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oval cockle?

The oval cockle (Parvicardium pinnulatum) 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). Oval cockle (Parvicardium pinnulatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oval-cockle

MLA

“Oval cockle (Parvicardium pinnulatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oval-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{oval_cockle_2026,
  title = {Oval cockle (Parvicardium pinnulatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oval-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}