Cerastoderma
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Cerastoderma is a genus
of marine bivalves, which includes the common cockle
C. edule.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of marine bivalves, which includes the common cockle
Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule, commonly known as the common cockle, is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.This species is found in coastal areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean...
C. edule.
Species
Extant and fossil species include:- Cerastoderma eduleCommon cockleCerastoderma edule, commonly known as the common cockle, is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.This species is found in coastal areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - common cockle - Cerastoderma elegantulum (Beck, 1842) - elegant dwarf cockle
- Cerastoderma glaucum (Poiret, 1789) - lagoon cockle
- Cerastoderma lamarcki
- Cerastoderma latisulcum
- Cerastoderma pinnulatum (ConradTimothy Abbott ConradTimothy Abbott Conrad was an American geologist, malacologist and carcinologist.- External links :* at Internet Archive...
, 1831) - northern dwarf cockle - Cerastoderma shinjiense syn. Cardium shinjiense
- Cerastoderma uyemurai syn. Cardium uyemurai
- Cerastoderma vindobonensis