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Common Cockle

Mollusks

Common cockle, Cerastoderma edule, is an edible saltwater clam of the family Cardiidae, the cockles, found in coastal waters from Iceland south along the coasts of Europe to as far south as Senegal in western Africa. Its ribbed, oval shell, colored white, yellowish or brown, can reach about six centimeters across, and the species burrows shallowly in sand and mud flats. It is harvested commercially and eaten across much of its range.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Scientific Name
Cerastoderma edule 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cerastoderma edule

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Common cockle
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

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Denmark

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France

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Spain

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Sweden

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Common cockle
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q21124 (P225 taxon name)
  • harvested commercially and eaten in much of its range
  • Ecology
    This species is a filter feeder, meaning that it feeds by straining water to obtain suspended matter and food particles.
  • In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "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 wate..."
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cerastoderma edule
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2286583, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2286583, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Common Cockle
Wikidata Q21124, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cerastoderma edule
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Taxon record
"class": "Bivalvia"
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