Acanthocardia deshayesii Cockle

Acanthocardia deshayesii is commonly referred to as Cockle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Acanthocardia deshayesii © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6444
AphiaID:: 138991

Scientific:: Acanthocardia deshayesii
German:: Herzmuschel
English:: Cockle

Category:: Muslinger

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Acanthocardia (Genus) > deshayesii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Payraudeau, ), 1826

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 1.38" - 1.97" (3.5cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Detritus, Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-24 19:52:41
Last edit:: 2013-11-24 19:52:41

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Acanthocardia deshayesii (Payraudeau, 1826)

The size of the Cockle is 5,0 cm.On each shell are strong radial ribs.It is suspension feeder.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) >Heterodonta (Subclass) >Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Cardioidea (Superfamily) >Cardiidae (Family) > Cardiinae (Subfamily) >Acanthocardia (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acanthocardia deshayesii © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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