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Acanthocardia spinosa (Solander, 1786) Sand cockle |
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photo by
Coudre, Christian |
| Family: | Cardiidae (cockles) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 2 - 60 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical. | |||
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| Biology: | Maximum depth from Ref. 106813. Found on muddy sand with seaweed at a depth of 60 m (Ref. 106813). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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