Acanthocardia spinosa | |
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Shell of Acanthocardia spinosa from Apulia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Acanthocardia |
Species: | A. spinosa
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Binomial name | |
Acanthocardia spinosa (
Lightfoot, 1786)
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Synonyms | |
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Acanthocardia spinosa, the sand cockle, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. [1] [2]
The shell of Acanthocardia spinosa can reach a size of 60–95 mm. This shell is robust, round with a heart-shaped profile, equivalve and inflated, with crenulated margins. The surface shows thick narrowly spaced radial ribs, with rows of pronounced thorny hooks. The basic external coloration is usually pale brown; the interior is white.
Acanthocardia spinosa can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic. [2] This species is present in sand and mud, from low waters to 120 m. Like almost all bivalves, these mollusks are phytoplankton feeders.
Acanthocardia spinosa | |
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Shell of Acanthocardia spinosa from Apulia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Acanthocardia |
Species: | A. spinosa
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Binomial name | |
Acanthocardia spinosa (
Lightfoot, 1786)
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Synonyms | |
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Acanthocardia spinosa, the sand cockle, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. [1] [2]
The shell of Acanthocardia spinosa can reach a size of 60–95 mm. This shell is robust, round with a heart-shaped profile, equivalve and inflated, with crenulated margins. The surface shows thick narrowly spaced radial ribs, with rows of pronounced thorny hooks. The basic external coloration is usually pale brown; the interior is white.
Acanthocardia spinosa can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic. [2] This species is present in sand and mud, from low waters to 120 m. Like almost all bivalves, these mollusks are phytoplankton feeders.