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Cerastoderma

Summary

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

Cerastoderma
Temporal range: Paleocene - Recent
Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Cerastoderma
Poli, 1795
Type species
Cardium edule
Species

See text

Fossil records edit

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 edit

Extant species:[1]

(= Cerastoderma lamarcki [Reeve, 1845])

Fossil taxa:[3][2]

  • Cardium (Cerastoderma) calvertensium Glenn, 1904 †
  • Cardium (Cerastoderma) patuxentium Glenn, 1904 †
  • Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall, 1900 †
  • Cerastoderma chipolanum Dall, 1900 †
  • Cerastoderma latisulcum †
  • Cerastoderma vindobonensis †
 
Fossil valves of Cerastoderma edule from Pliocene of Italy

References edit

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