Superfamily Cardioidea Rank Species | Family Cardiidae Order Veneroida | |
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Similar Acanthocardia, Acanthocardia aculeata, Cardium echinatum, Mactra stultorum, Spisula subtruncata | ||
Kapica prugasta acanthocardia tuberculata
Acanthocardia tuberculata, common name the rough cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. The genus Acanthocardia is present from the Upper Oligocene to the Recent.
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- Kapica prugasta acanthocardia tuberculata
- Morska koljka tasos gr ka kapica prugasta acanthocardia tuberculata
- Description
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Subspecies
- References
Morska koljka tasos gr ka kapica prugasta acanthocardia tuberculata
Description
The shell of Acanthocardia tuberculata can reach a size of about 95 mm. This shell is robust, equivalve, inflated and slightly inequilateral, with crenulated margins. The surface shows 18-20 strong radial ribs, with rows of spiny nodules. The basic coloration is usually pale brown with alternating darker concentric bands.
Distribution
Acanthocardia tuberculata can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.
Habitat
This species is present in the continental shelf from low tide to 200 m. Like most other bivalves, these mollusks are suspension feeders filtering phytoplankton.
Subspecies
