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Thin heart cockle

Fulvia aperta (Bruguière, 1789)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The thin heart cockle (Fulvia aperta) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the thin heart 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 thin heart cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the thin heart 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 thin heart cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusFulvia
  7. SpeciesFulvia aperta (Bruguière, 1789)

Synonyms Cardium apertum, Cardium hians, Cardium rugatum, Cardium tenerum, Fulvia aperta, Fulvia bullata, Papyridea aperta

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • エマイボタンJapanese
  • Открытая сердцевидкаRussian
  • 薄殼鳥蛤Chinese
  • 氣泡鳥尾蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thin heart 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 thin heart cockle?

The thin heart cockle (Fulvia aperta) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{thin_heart_cockle_2026,
  title = {Thin heart cockle (Fulvia aperta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-heart-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}