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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae cockles

Genus: Acanthocardia

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Acanthocardia aculeata
[Spiny cockle]

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Acanthocardia deshayesii
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Acanthocardia echinata
[European prickly cockle]

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Acanthocardia mucronata
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Acanthocardia paucicostata
[Poorly ribbed cockle]

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Acanthocardia spinosa
[Sand cockle]

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Acanthocardia tuberculata
[Moroccan cockles]

Scientific Name Acanthocardia aculeata Acanthocardia deshayesii Acanthocardia echinata Acanthocardia mucronata Acanthocardia paucicostata Acanthocardia spinosa Acanthocardia tuberculata	English Name European prickly cockle Moroccan cockles Poorly ribbed cockle Sand cockle Spiny cockle	Distribution Arctic, Eastern Atlantic Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea Northeast Atlantic and th	Max. Length 3.6 SHL 7.5 SHL 9 SHL 10.2 SHL	Year 1758 1786 1795 1826 1841

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