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Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)

138998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138998)

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Species
Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule var. mercatoria Coen, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium belgicum De Malzine, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium crenulatum Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium edule Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cardium edule burchanae Girscher, 1938 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium edule var. fulva Dautzenberg, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium edule var. loppensi Mars, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium edule var. maculata Dautzenberg, 1890 · unaccepted > junior homonym (Invalid: junior homonym of...)  
Invalid: junior homonym of Cardium maculatum Gmelin, 1791
Cardium edule var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium edule var. regularis Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium obtritum Locard, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium quadrarium Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium vulgare da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerastoderma edule var. sinicola Lacourt, 1974 · unaccepted > unavailable name (described as variety after 1960)
Cerastoderma nunninkae Lucas, 1984 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Subspecies Cerastoderma edule hostiei Chavan, 1945 † accepted as Cerastoderma hostiei Chavan, 1945 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Variety Cerastoderma edule var. contortula Sacco, 1899 † accepted as Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Variety Cerastoderma edule var. sinicola Lacourt, 1974 accepted as Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unavailable name, described as variety after 1960)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cardium edule Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 681 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note ‘in O. Europaeo’, Linnean Society of...  
Type locality ‘in O. Europaeo’ [details]
Type material Linnean Society of London A-F 0020194, three syntypes  [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138998 on 2026-07-06
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-03-15 08:45:41Z
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2008-07-06 14:51:01Z
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original description (of Cardium edule Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 681 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cardium vulgare da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 180-181; pl. 11 fig. 1 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cardium crenulatum Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 13 [details] 

original description (of Cardium quadrarium Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Cardium</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-22 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4 [3 undated], October 1844, pl. 5-8, November 1844; pl. 9-12, December 1844; pl. 13-16, January, 1845; pl. 17-22, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937393
page(s): sp. 129, pl. 22 fig. 129 [details] 

original description (of Cardium belgicum De Malzine, 1867) Malzine, F. de. (1867). Essai sur la faune malacologique de Belgique ou catalogue des mollusques qui se trouvent dans ce pays. Bruxelles, 1-98, pls 1-3.
page(s): 26, pl. 1 figs 5-6 [details] 

original description (of Cardium obtritum Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 451, 598 [details] 

original description (of Cerastoderma nunninkae Lucas, 1984) Lucas, M. (1984). A new Cardiidae of the European Atlantic Coast: Cerastoderma nunninkae (sp. n.). <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 182-183: 24-26. Addendum (184-185): 24.
page(s): 24-26, text-figs [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cardium edule burchanae Girscher, 1938 †) Girscher, W. (1938). Die am Strand der Nordsee-Insel Juist angespülten fossilen und rezenten Cardiidae, Veneridae und Mactridae. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 70 (1): 60-72.
page(s): 61, figs 6-7 [details] 

original description (of Cardium edule var. batesoni Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 293, pl. 46 figs 7-8 [details] 

original description (of Cardium edule var. loppensi Mars, 1951) Mars, P. (1951). Essai d'interprétation des formes généralement groupées sous le nom de <i>Cardium edule</i> Linné. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille.</em> 11: 1-31.
page(s): 10 [details] 

original description (of Cardium edule var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 292, pl. 46 fig. 6 [details] 

original description (of Cerastoderma edule var. sinicola Lacourt, 1974) Lacourt, A. W. (1974). Quelques mollusques marins de la région d'Arcachon, France. <em>Basteria.</em> 38(5/6): 129-147., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596627/BAST1974038005010.pdf
page(s): 139-143, figs 12-14 [details] 

original description (of Cardium edule var. regularis Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 394, fig. 14 [details] 

original description (of Cardium edule var. maculata Dautzenberg, 1890) Dautzenberg, Ph. (1890). Catalogue des mollusques marins recueillis dans la baie du Pouliguen. <em>La Feuille des jeunes naturalistes.</em> 21 (242): 24-28.
page(s): 27 [details] 

original description (of Cardium edule var. fulva Dautzenberg, 1890) Dautzenberg, Ph. (1890). Catalogue des mollusques marins recueillis dans la baie du Pouliguen. <em>La Feuille des jeunes naturalistes.</em> 21 (242): 24-28.
page(s): 27 [details] 

original description (of Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule var. mercatoria Coen, 1915) Coen G. (1915). Nota sui <i>Cardium</i> della sezione <i>Cerastoderma</i>.. <i>Atti dell'Accademia Veneto-Trentino-Istriana 8</i>: 54-62, pl. 1-4
page(s): 55 [details] 

context source (HKRMS) Tong, L. K. Y. (1986). The feeding ecology of Thais clavigera and Morula musiva (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Hong Kong. In Asian Marine Biology 3 (ed. Morton, B.), PP163-178. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details] 

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details] 

basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 134-137 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

ecology source Coscia, I., P.E. Robins, J.S. Porter, S.K. Malham & J.E. Ironside. (2013). Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea. Conservation Genetics 14 (2):451-466. SI, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-012-0404-4 [details] 

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 540-541 [details] 
 
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Type locality ‘in O. Europaeo’ [details]

Type material Linnean Society of London A-F 0020194, three syntypes  [details]
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