Common cockle

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Common cockle

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Cardioidea
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Cerastoderma
Species: C. edule
Binomial name
Cerastoderma edule
Linnaeus 1758

The common cockle, Cerastoderma edule, is a bivalve found in coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean. It is eaten in several countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany.

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