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.[1]

Fragum
Fragum unedo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Fragum
Röding, 1798 [1]
Species
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Species

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The genus includes the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fragum – Röding, 1798 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-21.

Further reading

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Ter Poorten, J. J. (2024). A Taxonomic Iconography of Living Cardiidae, Conchbooks, Harxheim