Acanthocardia

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Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Cardiida
Family:Cardiidae
Acanthocardia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–recent, 84.9–0 Ma[1]
Anthocardia aculeata, the spiny cockle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Acanthocardia
J. E. Gray, 1851

Acanthocardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.[2] They are infaunal suspension feeders.[1]

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