Family Cardiidae Rank Genus Subclass Heterodonta | Superfamily Cardioidea Scientific name Cerastoderma Higher classification Cockle Order Veneroida | |
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Lower classifications Cerastoderma edule, Cerastoderma glaucum |
Cerastoderma is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Cardiidae. It includes the common cockle Cerastoderma edule.
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Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 58.7 to 0.012 million years ago).
Species
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References
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