Acanthocardia echinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Prickly Cockle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle)
GenusAcanthocardia (spiny cockles)
SubfamilyCARDIINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyCARDIIDAE (cockles)
SuperfamilyCARDIOIDEA (cockles)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle) :
1: Acanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle)
16 Mar 2008 OSGR: SX04 50° 20’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
1 pair of shells, washed up on beach
Image 1: Left valve - hinge teeth - close-upImage 2: Left valve - inner surface - dark backgroundImage 3: Left valve - outer surface - dark backgroundImage 4: Right valve - hinge teeth - close-upImage 5: Right valve - inner surface - close-up - pale backgroundImage 6: Right valve - inner surface - dark backgroundImage 7: Right valve - outer surface - dark backgroundImage 8: Shells - edge view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 9: Shells - hinge view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 10: Shells - inner faces - pale backgroundImage 11: Shells - oblique view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 12: Shells - oblique view - close-up - pale background (2)Image 13: Shells - side view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 14: Shells - side view - close-up - pale background (2)Image 15: Valves - inner surfaces - dark backgroundImage 16: Valves - outer surfaces - dark backgroundImage 17: Hinge teeth - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Surface ornamentation - close-up - enlarged
2: Acanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle)
16 Jul 2007 OSGR: SN69 52° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
dead shell (right valve), on sand near high water mark
Image 1: Right valve - hinge - close-upImage 2: Right valve - inner face - grey backgroundImage 3: Right valve - outer face - grey backgroundImage 4: Surface sculpture - 3rd year lineImage 5: Surface sculpture - 4th year lineImage 6: Surface sculpture - near rim

Acanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acanthocardia echinata (Prickly Cockle)
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