Acanthocardia Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous–recent,
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Anthocardia aculeata, the spiny cockle | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: |
Acanthocardia J. E. Gray, 1851 |
Acanthocardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. [2] They are infaunal suspension feeders. [1]
There are six extant species: [2]
Acanthocardia Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous–recent,
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Anthocardia aculeata, the spiny cockle | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: |
Acanthocardia J. E. Gray, 1851 |
Acanthocardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. [2] They are infaunal suspension feeders. [1]
There are six extant species: [2]