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Lagoon Cockle

Cerastoderma glaucum

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

Mariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 611Netherlands · 588France · 436Spain · 401Italy · 236United Kingdom · 109Belgium · 13