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Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 138998

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Cardioidea (Superfamily) > Cardiidae (Family) > Lymnocardiinae (Subfamily) > Cerastoderma (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Cerastoderma Poli, 1795
Synonymised
taxa
  Cardium belgicum De Malzine, 1867 (synonym)
Cardium crenulatum Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Cardium edule Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Cardium edule burchanae Girscher, 1938
Cardium edule var. batesoni Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892
Cardium edule var. loppensi Mars, 1951
Cardium edule var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892
Cardium mercatorium Coen, 1915
Cardium nunninkae Lucas, 1984 (synonym)
Cardium obtritum Locard, 1886 (synonym)
Cardium quadrarium Reeve, 1845
Cardium vulgare Da Costa, 1778 (synonym)
Cerastoderma edule var. sinicola Lacourt, 1974
Cerastoderma nunninkae Lucas, 1984 (synonym)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details]

basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Wolff, W.J.; Duiven, P.; Esselink, P.; Gueve, A. (1993). Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania. Hydrobiologia 258(1-3): 151-163 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS), available online at http://www.conchology.be/en/shelltopics/visaya-net/date.php?year=2005 [details]

additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]

additional source: Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Polk, Ph. (1976). Inventarisatie plankton: fauna en flora [Plankton inventory : fauna and flora], in: Nihoul, J.C.J.; De Coninck, L. (Ed.) (1976). Project Sea final report: 7. Inventory of fauna and flora. Project Sea final report, 7: pp. 233-311 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Lamarck ([J.-B. M.] de) (1815-1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris [vol. 5: Paris, Deterville/Verdière] [vol. 6 published by the Author] : 7 vol. [I molluschi sono compresi nei vol. 5-7. Vol. 5 (Les Conchiferes): 612 pp. [25 luglio 1818]. Vol. 6 (1) (Suite): 343 pp. [1819]. Vol. 6 (2) (Suite): 232 pp. [1822]. Vol. 7: (Suite): 711 pp. [1822]], available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12712 [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Catalan catxel  [details]
Catalan escopinya de gallet  [details]
Danish almindelig hjertemusling  [details]
Dutch eetbare hartschelp  [details]
Dutch gewone kokkel  [details]
Dutch kokkel  [details]
English common cockle  [details]
English edible cockle  [details]
French coque  [details]
French rigadeau  [details]
French sourdon  [details]
Galician berberecho  [details]
German essbare Herzmuschel  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål saueskjell  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk saueskjel  [details]
Spanish berberecho  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 
Variety Cerastoderma edule var. contortula Sacco, 1899 accepted as Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789)
Variety Cerastoderma edule var. sinicola Lacourt, 1974 accepted as Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment marine
Distribution Banc d'Arguin [details]
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
British Isles [details]
De Haan [details]
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Morocco [details]
North Coast of Norway [details]
North Sea [details]
Oostduinkerke [details]
Oostende (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Oosterschelde [details]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Wadden Sea [details]
West Africa [details]
Western Saharan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Westerschelde [details]
Westkust [details]
Wimereux [details]
Zeebrugge [details]
Feedingtypes  suspension feeder [details]
Host of  Herrmannella rostrata Canu, 1891 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Mytilicola intestinalis Steuer, 1902 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links BIOTIC
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FAO Species fact sheets
To GenBank (187 nucleotides; 107 proteins)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Images 
Picture of Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
Picture of Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
added on 2004-06-17 - author: Decleer, M.
qualitystatus: checked by ter Poorten, Jan Johan on 2012-10-07 08:06:37

Cerastoderma edule
Cerastoderma edule
added on 2007-01-18 - author: Worsfold, Tim
qualitystatus: checked by ter Poorten, Jan Johan on 2012-10-08 20:49:06

Kokkel
Kokkel
added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel
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Kokkel
Kokkel
added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel
qualitystatus: checked by ter Poorten, Jan Johan on 2012-10-08 20:50:09

Eben (1884, figuur 100)
[image from synonym]
Eben (1884, figuur 100)
added on 2012-07-24 - author: Anoniem in Eben (1884)
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: checked by ter Poorten, Jan Johan on 2012-10-08 20:50:23

Cerastoderma edule
Cerastoderma edule
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
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Cerastoderma edule
Cerastoderma edule
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138998
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
2006-03-15 08:45:41Z  changed  Mint Jiddou, Azza
2008-07-06 14:51:01Z  checked  Gofas, Serge
2009-01-29 11:35:24Z  changed  ter Poorten, Jan Johan
  
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  Citation: ter Poorten, J.; Gofas, S. (2013). Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138998 on 2013-05-23
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