Acanthocardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.[2] They are infaunal suspension feeders.[1]
| 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 |
Species
editThere are six extant species:[2]
- Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acanthocardia deshayesii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Acanthocardia echinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby, 1834)
- Acanthocardia spinosa (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallery
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Anthocardia tuberculata. Illustration from Natural History: Mollusca (1854), p. 271 -
Acanthocardia echinata. Shell on sand. -
References
edit- ^ a b "Acanthocardia Gray 1851". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b 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 Gray, 1851". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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