Cerastoderma Poli, 1795
(smooth cockles)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Cerastoderma (smooth cockles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cerastoderma (smooth cockles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cerastoderma (smooth cockles)
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