Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Cardioidea > Family Cardiidae > Subfamily Lymnocardiinae > Genus Cerastoderma

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CerastodermaPoli, 1795accepted genus name

Species group names

Cardium edule Linnaeus, 1758 basionym
Cardium belgicum De Malzine, 1867 synonym
Cardium crenulatum Lamarck, 1819 synonym
Cardium edule Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Cardium edule var. batesoni Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892 synonym
Cardium edule var. loppensi Mars, 1951 synonym
Cardium edule var. maculata Dautzenberg, 1890 synonym
Cardium edule var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892 synonym
Cardium edule var. mareotica Pallary, 1912 synonym
Cardium edule var. regularis Pallary, 1900 synonym
Cardium edule var. sibenicensis Brusina, 1870 synonym
Cardium mercatorium Coen, 1915 synonym
Cardium obtritum Locard, 1886 synonym
Cardium vulgare da Costa, 1778 synonym
Cardium vulgatum Tryon, 1872 synonym
Cerastoderma nunninkae Lucas, 1984 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): saueskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Catalan: catxel; escopinya de gallet sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Danish: almindelig hjertemusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: eetbare hartschelp; gewone kokkel; kokkel sources: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.;Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
 English: common cockle; edible cockle sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.;Strandvondsten van Gravelines tot Nieuwpoort. Ecogids Tjiftjaf
 English-United States: Common Cockle sources: Charles Hussey
 French: rigadeau; sourdon
 Galician: berberecho sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 German: essbare Herzmuschel sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 Norwegian: saueskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: saueskjell sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 681
 Norwegian Nynorsk: saueskjel sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 681
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): saueskjel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: berberecho

Literature

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.

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

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.

additional source

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

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS)

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.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (187 nucleotides; 107 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

ter Poorten, J.; Gofas, S. (2014). Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138998

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Occurrence

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Environment


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Importance

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2009-01-29 by Jan Johan ter Poorten

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