#cerastoderma edule

[toothwalker]

working on reference sheets for art fight! here are some bits from Wynstan's sheet that I got overexcited about and rendered too nicely

[eddieintheocean]

i love having a favourite mollusc. i go down to the beach and i see the common cockle and i go yaaay hello Mr. edule !!!!!!

[paulinebeziat]

Cerastoderma Edule Patella Vulgata Mytilus Edulis

Watercolour on paper

Illustrations for the bachelor thesis presentation of my best friend, who analysed rare earth elements in a series of shells including some of these :)

[astronomy-to-zoology]

Common Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)

...a species of cockle (Cardiidae) that is distributed throughout coastal areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Norway to west Africa. Like other cockles C. edule is a burrowing filter feeder and will feed on plankton from the surrounding water. They are also capable of "jumping" when threatened by straightening/bending thier foot. Common cockles are an important food item for humans and other animals alike and are a major item in the commercial fishing industry. 

Classification

Animalia-Mollusca-Bivalvia-Veneroida-Cardiidae-Cerastoderma-C. edule

Image: Feron Benjamin