Vepricardium asiaticum

Asiatic cockle

CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Classification	Bivalvia \| Veneroida \| Cardiidae
Synonyms	Cardium asiaticum, Trachycardium asiaticum, Vepricardium coronatum, ... more
Common names	Bucarde asiatique, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)

Environment

Demersal; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 348), usually 10 - 100 m (Ref. 75831)

Climate / Range

Tropical

Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, including Madagascar and the Persian Gulf, to the Philippines; north to Taiwan Province of China and south to Indonesia.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Locally abundant (Ref. 348).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 84930)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses


More information
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Internet sources

Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Low

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