Acanthocardia

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 <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Acanthocardia deshayesii <small>(Payraudeau, 1826)</small>
• Acanthocardia echinata <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Acanthocardia paucicostata <small>(Sowerby, 1834)</small>
• Acanthocardia spinosa <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
• Acanthocardia tuberculata <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

Gallery

References

• Biolib
• Sepkoski Online