Taxonomy

Animalia

Mollusca

Bivalvia

C. C. Cardiidae Tridacna

Eater Heart-shaped Heart-like Heart Two-shelled Soft-bodied Animals


A cockle is an edible marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called cockles, true cockles are species in the family Cardiidae. True cockles live in sandy, sheltered beaches throughout the world. The distinctive rounded shells are bilaterally symmetrical, and are heart-shaped when viewed from the end. Numerous radial, evenly spaced ribs are a feature of the shell in most but not all genera (for an exception, see the genus Laevicardium, the egg cockles, which have very smooth shells).

Cardiidae. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockle_(bivalve).


Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4 to 6 folds. The mantle is brightly coloured. They inhabit shallow waters of coral reefs in warm seas of the Indo-Pacific region. These clams are popular in marine aquaria, and in some areas, such as the Philippines, members of the genus are farmed for the marine aquarium trade. They live in symbiosis with photosynthetic algae (zooxanthellae). Some species are eaten by humans.

Tridacna. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridacna.