Chinese Cockle
Vepricardium sinense
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–45 m
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
A small cockle reaching around five centimetres, it lives buried in coarse sand, shell hash and mud just below the tide line down to about 45 metres. Locally it can be abundant, filtering food from the water through its short siphons in the way cockles do.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Cardiidae › Vepricardium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 381157.
FAQ
- How deep does the Chinese Cockle live?
- The Chinese Cockle (Vepricardium sinense) is typically found at 0–45 m.
- Is the Chinese Cockle dangerous to divers?
- The Chinese Cockle is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Chinese Cockle get?
- The Chinese Cockle grows to about 4.5 cm.