Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
Not assessedPhoto: Féron Benjamin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Molluskfilter-feeder
The common cockle is a small, edible clam that lives in coastal waters from chilly Iceland down to sunny Senegal. Its ribbed, oval shell grows up to 6 cm wide and comes in shades of white, yellow, or brown. People in Europe and West Africa often collect these shellfish to eat.
- Its ribbed shell can grow as wide as a golf ball (6 cm).
- Lives buried in sandy or muddy shores along the Atlantic.
- A popular seafood dish in many coastal communities.
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Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mollusk
- Scientific name
- Cerastoderma edule
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Africa
- Diet
- filter-feeder
- Relative size
- small
