Cerastoderma

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Cerastoderma

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Cardioidea
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Cerastoderma
<Poli, 1795)

Species

See text.

Cerastoderma is a genus of Bivalves, including the Common cockle C. edule.

[edit] Species

  • Common cockle Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lagoon cockle Cerastoderma glaucum (Poiret, 1789)
  • Cerastoderma elegantulum (Beck, 1842)
  • Cerastoderma lamarcki
  • Northern dwarf cockle Cerastoderma pinnulatum (Conrad, 1831)
  • Cerastoderma shinjiense
  • Cerastoderma uyemurai

Note:C. shinjiense and C. uremurai may be members of the genus Cardium.

The following species are known from fossils:Cerastoderma latisulcum and Cerastoderma vindobonensis[1]

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