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Sydney cockle

Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1839)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The sydney cockle (Anadara trapezia) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the sydney 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 sydney cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the sydney 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 sydney cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusAnadara
  7. SpeciesAnadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1839)

Synonyms Anadara lischkei, Anadara nicholsoni, Anadara trapezia posita, Anomalocardia lischkei, Arca lobata, Arca trapezia, Arca trapezia posita, Scapharca lischkei

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • gadyanxdk
  • 梯形毛蚶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sydney cockle

Other species in the same genus Anadara.

Eared ark

Anadara notabilis

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

Blood clam

Anadara broughtonii

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSydney cockle vs Eared arkSydney cockle vs Blood clamSydney cockle vs Kagoshima blood cockleSydney cockle vs Ancient ark

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sydney cockle?

The sydney cockle (Anadara trapezia) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sydney cockle (Anadara trapezia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sydney-cockle

MLA

“Sydney cockle (Anadara trapezia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sydney-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{sydney_cockle_2026,
  title = {Sydney cockle (Anadara trapezia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sydney-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}