English: On the Brazilian coast, Western Atlantic, there are three species of mollusks that are confused in their popular names, being called
berbigão (Google Translate gives the name
cockle in comparison).
[1] Through this translation it is possible to know that's the real
berbigão (pronounce
berbigown) is the largest mollusk in this photograph, called
Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]. On the coasts of Europe the
berbigão is
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)[3], from the same family (Cardiidae).
[4]
The other two species, smaller and also known as berbigão in Brazil, are mollusks of the Veneridae family that are called Anomalocardia flexuosa (Linnaeus, 1767)[5] - left - and Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778)[6] - right. The three species listed are edible and are often sold or harvested for consumption.
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