Acanthocardia spinosa, the sand cockle, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.[1][2]
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| Shell of Acanthocardia spinosa from Apulia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Description
editThe 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.
Distribution and habitat
editAcanthocardia 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.
References
edit- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Acanthocardia spinosa ([Lightfoot], 1786)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2022). "Acanthocardia echinata" in SeaLifeBase. April 2022 version.
- Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy
- Biolib
- Encyclopedia of life
- Shell.sinica
External links
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