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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae cockles

Genus: Cerastoderma

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FAO

Eastern Atlantic, the Med
Max. Length 5.6 cm SHL
Cerastoderma edule(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Cerastoderma edule
[Common edible cockle]
No picture found
 
Cerastoderma elegantulum
[Elegant dwarf cockle]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic, the M

Cerastoderma glaucum(Bruguière, 1789)

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Cerastoderma glaucum
[Olive green cockle]
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Cerastoderma lamarcki
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