Heart Cockle

Glossus humanus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Glossidae

Corculum cardissa, the heart cockle, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It has a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae), which live within its tissues.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 10Spain · 9France · 8Italy · 1United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) James St. John, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionCorculum cardissa, Wikipedia contributors

Heart Cockle

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