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Cerastoderma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cardiidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

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.

Contents

Fossil records

Cerastoderma Cerastoderma Marine Macrofauna Genus Trait Handbook from Marine

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

Extant species:

Cerastoderma MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Common cockle

  • Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) - common cockle
  • Cerastoderma elegantulum (Beck, 1842) - elegant dwarf cockle
  • Cerastoderma glaucum (Poiret, 1789) - lagoon cockle

    • Fossil taxa:

    Cerastoderma Cerastoderma glaucum Bruguire 1789 Marine Bivalve Shells of

  • Cardium (Cerastoderma) calvertensium Glenn 1904 †
  • Cardium (Cerastoderma) patuxentium Glenn 1904 †
  • Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall 1900 †
  • Cerastoderma chipolanum Dall 1900 †
  • Cerastoderma latisulcum †
  • Cerastoderma vindobonensis †

    • Cerastoderma Cerastoderma glaucum Wikiwand

    Cerastoderma FAO Fisheries amp Aquaculture Species Fact Sheets Cerastoderma

    Cerastoderma FAO Fisheries amp Aquaculture Species Fact Sheets Cerastoderma

    References

    Cerastoderma Wikipedia
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