Parvicardium hauniense

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

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

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]