Cockle

Family Cardiidae

• Portuguese: Berbigão
• Spanish: Berberecho
• French: Coque, Bucarde
• Dutch: Kokkel, Kokhaan
• German: Herzmuschel
• Swedish: Hjärtmussla
• Norwegian: Saueskjell, Hjerteskjell
• Danish: Hjertemusling
• Other: Sourdon (Charentes)

REMARKS Maximum diameter about 6 cm, but there are said to be places in Orkney where giants of 8 cm have been found. 4 to 4½ cm is the usual size of full-grown specimens and cockles are considered to have reached marketable size at 2½ cm. The colour is brown, pale yellow or dirty white.