Parvicardium hauniense is a species of mollusc, known as Copenhagen cockle. It is an endemic species to the Baltic Sea.[1][2]
Parvicardium hauniense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Parvicardium |
Species: | P. hauniense
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Binomial name | |
Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971)
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The species was described in 1971 by G. Høpner Petersen and P. Russell. Its original scientific name was Cardium hauniense.[3]
They are around 5mm in size with an oblique oval shape and have a thin shell. They are found in the Baltic Sea.[4]