Cerastoderma
TaxonCerastoderma
AuthorityPoli, 1795
Type speciesCardium edule
Type species authorityLinnaeus, 1758[1]
Subdivision ranksSpecies
SubdivisionSee text

Cerastoderma is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Cardiidae. It includes the common cockle Cerastoderma edule.

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 58.7 to 0.012 million years ago).[2]

Species

Extant species:[1]

(= Cerastoderma lamarcki [Reeve, 1845])

Fossil taxa:[3][2]

References

  1. ^ "Cerastoderma Poli, 1785". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Retrieved 29 Dec 2012.
  2. ^ Fossilworks
  3. ^ Fossil Cerastoderma