Name
Acanthocardia
cockle
Framing
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Genus: Acanthocardia
Habitat
Marine. Benthic. Soft muddy and sandy bottoms (buried at shallow depths).
Feeding
Free-living. Suspensivorous, filter feeders.
Distribution
Widely distributed
Conservation status
Different abundance depending on species. Normal conservation, depending on fishing pressure in the area.
Additional information
Genus with a thick, globose shell, rounded in outline and symmetrical valves, with thick radial ribs, sometimes with spines and tubercles.
Additional information
Bibliography
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- Gofas S., Moreno D. y Salas C. (2011). Moluscos marinos de Andalucía. Volumen II- Málaga: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.
- Ocaña, A, Sánchez Tocino, L., López González, S, y Viciana Martín, J.F. (2000). Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.
- Poppe, G.T. & Goto Y. (1993). European Seasshells. Vol. II. Verlarg Christa Hemmen.