Cerastoderma
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Common cockle Cerastoderma edule | |
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Genus: | Cerastoderma Poli, 1795
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Cerastoderma is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Cardiidae. It includes the common cockle Cerastoderma edule.
Species
Extant species:[1]
- Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) - common cockle
- Cerastoderma elegantulum (Beck, 1842) - elegant dwarf cockle
- Cerastoderma glaucum (Poiret, 1789) - lagoon cockle
- (= Cerastoderma lamarcki [Reeve, 1845])
Fossil taxa:[2]
References
- ^ "Cerastoderma Poli, 1785". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Retrieved 29 Dec 2012.
- ^ Fossil Cerastoderma