Parvicardium hauniense

Parvicardium hauniense
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Genus:	Parvicardium
Species:	P. hauniense
Binomial name
Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971)

Parvicardium hauniense is a species of mollusc, known as Copenhagen cockle. It is an endemic species to the Baltic Sea. ^{[1] [2]}

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]

References

1. HELCOM Red List Benthic Invertebrate Expert Group (2013). Parvicardium hauniense - Species Information Sheet (PDF).
2. "Parvicardium hauniense". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
4. "Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971) | Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles". naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.