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Ox heart

Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The ox heart (Glossus humanus) is a species in the family Glossidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the ox heart

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 ox heart live?

Not recorded

Is the ox heart 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 ox heart classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyGlossidae
  6. genusGlossus
  7. SpeciesGlossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Bucardia communis, Buccardium commune, Cardium humanum, Chama cor, Chama cordiformis, Glossus cor, Glossus rubicundus, Isocardia cor, Isocardia cor var. valentiana, Isocardia globosa, Isocardia hibernica, Isocardia linnaei

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Heart cockleEnglish
  • Oxheart cockleEnglish
  • corazón de güeAsturian
  • srdcovník evropskýCzech
  • tungemuslingDanish
  • OchsenherzGerman
  • ΚαρδιάGreek
  • ossenhartschelpDutch
  • Морское сердцеRussian
  • glosík srdiečkovýSlovak
  • midhja e madhe zemërAlbanian
  • vädurmusslaSwedish
  • MenschenherzGerman
  • Europese ossenhartschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ox heart

Other species in the same genus Glossus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ox heart?

The ox heart (Glossus humanus) belongs to the family Glossidae in the order Venerida.

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). Ox heart (Glossus humanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ox-heart

MLA

“Ox heart (Glossus humanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ox-heart.

BibTeX
@misc{ox_heart_2026,
  title = {Ox heart (Glossus humanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ox-heart},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}