Cerastoderma
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| Cerastoderma | |
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| Common cockle Cerastoderma edule | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Superfamily: | Cardioidea |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Cerastoderma Poli, 1795 |
| Species | |
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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]
- Cerastoderma latisulcum
- Cerastoderma vindobonensis
References
- ↑ "Cerastoderma Poli, 1785". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Retrieved 29 Dec 2012.
- ↑ Fossil Cerastoderma
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