MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Cardiidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.150
Unique ID: D049873
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049873
Scope Note: A family of bivalve MOLLUSKS with heart-shaped shells, commonly known as cockles. Unlike most BIVALVES, cockles are hermaphroditic.
Entry Term(s): Cerastoderma; Cockles
Registry Numbers: txid55708; txid55709
Related Numbers: txid55709
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cardiidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025