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Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Cardioida | Cardioidea | Cardiidae

genus Cerastoderma Poli, 1795: species

3 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Included Species

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) (brackish)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Marine and brackish, including the Caspian Sea. (North Eurasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789) (brackish)

syonymy (5 available, 6 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Bracklish, Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the Black, Caspian Seas, Aral and Azov seas. (North Eurasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Cerastoderma rhomboides (Lamarck, 1819) (brackish)

syonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Bracklish, Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the Black, Caspian Seas, Aral and Azov seas. (North Eurasia)

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