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Common Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

Classification

Family
Cardiidae

The common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. It is found in waters off Europe, from Iceland in the north, south into waters off western Africa as far south as Senegal. The ribbed oval shells can reach 6 centimetres (2.

Distribution

Sander Pieterse · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 13,284France · 6,154Germany · 3,573United Kingdom · 2,443Spain · 260Belgium · 128Italy · 23