Common cockle  (Cerastoderma edule)

Facts

Previously known as:Cardium edule
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Veneroida
Family Cardiidae
Genus Cerastoderma (1)
Size Shell length: up to 5 cm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread; not listed under any conservation designations (2).