Cerastoderma

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).

Species

Extant species:

(= Cerastoderma lamarcki [Reeve, 1845])

Fossil taxa:

  • 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


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