Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle
Cerastoderma edule(Linnaeus, 1758) - Cockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common Cockle, Shell pair - closed position - edge view - black background

Image 0013: Shell pair - closed position - edge view - black background

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Magnification standard photograph or close-upstandard photograph or close-up
Background black background
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens
Focus distance 1.2ft
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P73659
Found as Dead shell
Date 25 Apr 2008
OS grid ref SZ08
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 25 Apr 2008[WB]
Record summary 24 dead and moribund paired shells washed up on beach after storm
Return to Record page Cerastoderma edule on 25 Apr 2008 at SZ08 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Cerastoderma edule
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