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Fragum

Fragum
Fragum unedo.shell002.jpg
Fragum unedo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Fragum
Röding, 1798
Species
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Fragum is a genus of cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. Members of the genus have characteristic thick, sculptured shells and live buried in sand, extending their siphons to the surface to feed and breathe. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and the Red Sea.

The genus includes the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:


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