Acanthocardia aculeata
Species of bivalve / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acanthocardia aculeata, the spiny cockle, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. The genus Acanthocardia is present from the Upper Oligocene to the Recent.
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Acanthocardia aculeata | |
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Shell of Acanthocardia aculeata from Sicily 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. aculeata |
Binomial name | |
Acanthocardia aculeata | |
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