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Cerastoderma edule

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Cockle

Also known as: Kokkel, Common Edible Cockle, Common European Cockle, Edible Cockle, Cockle

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Max size

5 cm

Taxonomy
Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Cardiidae

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