Fragum erugatum | |
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Empty cockle shells on Shell Beach | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Fragum |
Species: | F. erugatum
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Binomial name | |
Fragum erugatum (Tate, 1889)
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Fragum erugatum is a small species of cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It is found in the shallow seas off the coast of Western Australia. It is commonly known as the Hamelin cockle, cardiid cockle or heart cockle.