Corculum cardissa

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.

Corculum cardissa
Corculum cardissa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Corculum
Species:
C. cardissa
Binomial name
Corculum cardissa
Synonyms
  • Cardissa alba Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • Cardium aequale Deshayes, 1855
  • Cardium cardissa Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cardium dionaeum Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
  • Cardium humanum Chemnitz: Römer,
  • Cardium impressum Lightfoot, 1786
  • Cardium inversum Lamarck, 1819
  • Cardium junoniae Lamarck, 1819
  • Cardium monstrosum Gmelin, 1791
  • Cardium productum Deshayes, 1855
  • Cardium replicatum Spengler, 1799
  • Cardium spinosa Swainson, 1840
  • Cardium unimaculatum Sowerby, 1833
  • Corculum aselae Bartsch, 1947
  • Corculum dolorosum Röding, 1798
  • Corculum humanum Röding, 1798
  • Corculum inflatum Röding, 1798
  • Corculum kirai Shikama, 1964
  • Corculum levigatum Bartsch, 1947
  • Corculum obesum Bartsch, 1947
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