APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common cockle (Marine bivalve images)

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Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- collection of adult cockles 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- shell valve 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- live animal 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- live animal close-up 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- live animal 2

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- siphon 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- shell valve 2

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- shell valve 3

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- on intertidal mudflat, St. John's Lake, River Tamar, Cornwall 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- on intertidal mudflat, St. John's Lake, River Tamar, Cornwall 2

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- on intertidal mudflat, St. John's Lake, River Tamar, Cornwall 3

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- on intertidal mudflat, St. John's Lake, River Tamar, Cornwall 4

Above images were taken at various locations across Devon and Cornwall.

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- valve exterior juvenile 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- valve exterior juvenile 2

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- valve exterior juvenile 3

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- valve interior juvenile 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- valve interior juvenile 2

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- hinges of valves juvenile 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- left valve exterior juvenile1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- posterior exterior juvenile 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- right valve exterior juvenile 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Common cockle
Cerastoderma edule
- with 1.0mm division rule 2

The juvenile specimens above were found in Ruan Creek, River Fal, north of Philleigh, Cornwall, 03.08.18. Specimens verified by Simon Taylor, Marine Census Recorder of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Scientific and European Names:
Cerastoderma edule, Cardium edule, Common cockle, Herzmuschel, Kokkel, Coque, Berberecho, Cuore edule.

Cerastoderma edule Cardium edule Common cockle Marine Bivalve Images

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.