Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Double-rayed cockle
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Double-rayed cockle

Acrosterigma biradiatum

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 345686, checked 2026-10-31).

English
Double-rayed cockle
Scientific
Acrosterigma biradiatum
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Clams and other bivalves
Family
Cardiidae (cockles and giant clams)
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

A cockle with a rounded, finely ribbed shell, often with two pale rays. It lives buried in sand in shallow water.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=2); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=4, 3 observers).

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.