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Southern cockle

Fulvia australis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The southern cockle (Fulvia australis) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the southern 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 southern cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the southern 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 southern cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusFulvia
  7. SpeciesFulvia australis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

Synonyms Cardium australe, Cardium australis, Cardium pulchrum, Cardium striatum, Cardium varium, Fulvia australis, Fulvia pulchra, Laevicardium australe, Laevicardum australis, Papyridea australe

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ליבייה דרומיתHebrew
  • ボタンガイJapanese
  • 南方鳥尾蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern cockle

Other species in the same genus Fulvia.

Heart clam

Fulvia mutica

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

Eggcockle

Fulvia laevigata

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern cockle?

The southern cockle (Fulvia australis) 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). Southern cockle (Fulvia australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-cockle

MLA

“Southern cockle (Fulvia australis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_cockle_2026,
  title = {Southern cockle (Fulvia australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}