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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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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Cardiidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

Other species in Cardiidae

Papillicardium papillosum

Warty Cockle

Tridacna squamosa

Fluted Clam

Tridacna crocea

Boring Clam

Tridacna maxima

Elongate Clam

Papyridea semisulcata

Frilled Papercockle

Dallocardia muricata

Yellow Pricklycockle

Laevicardium serratum

Common Egg Cockle

Papillicardium minimum