Acanthocardia
Sign in to saveAcanthocardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. They are infaunal suspension feeders.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderCardiida
- FamilyCardiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded29,855
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Acanthocardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. They are infaunal suspension feeders.
==Species== There are six extant species: Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Acanthocardia deshayesii (Payraudeau, 1826) Acanthocardia echinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby, 1834) Acanthocardia spinosa (Lightfoot, 1786) Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)