Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle)

Interactions where Cerastoderma edule is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mantle cavity mantle cavity is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Malacobdella grossa a ribbon worm Monostilifera: Malacobdellidae Nemerteans (2nd ed), Gibson, R., 1994
 /Animalia/Nemertea/Enopla/Monostilifera/Malacobdellidae/Malacobdella grossa/Malacobdella grossaa ribbon worm Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Veneroida/Cardiidae/Cerastoderma edule/Cerastoderma edulecockle, common edible cockle, common cocklemantle cavity ectoparasitises mantle cavity

Author & YearTitleSource
Gibson, R., 1994Nemerteans (2nd ed)Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 24, 2nd edition edition, 224pp, Field Studies Council

Cerastoderma edule (Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCerastoderma edule (Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle)
GenusCerastoderma (smooth cockles)
SubfamilyLYMNOCARDIINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyCARDIIDAE (cockles)
SuperfamilyCARDIOIDEA (cockles)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cerastoderma edule (Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bell, M.C. & Walker, P. 2006 Desk study to assess the impact of cockle suction dredging on The Wash and North Norfolk Coast European Marine Site Research Reports EN Report no 670.

Cerastoderma edule (Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cerastoderma edule (Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 31 images of Cerastoderma edule (Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle)
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