Acrosterigma capicorne Vidal and Kirkendale 2007 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: J. Vidal and L. A. Kirkendale. 2007. Ten new species of Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from New Caledonia and the tropical western Pacific. Zoosystema 29(1):83-107

Belongs to Acrosterigma according to J. Vidal and L. A. Kirkendale 2007

Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Ovicardium), Acrosterigma (Vasticardium), Acrosterigma abrolhense, Acrosterigma amirante, Acrosterigma attenuatum, Acrosterigma burchardi, Acrosterigma cygnorum, Acrosterigma dalli, Acrosterigma dianthinum, Acrosterigma discus, Acrosterigma hobbsae, Acrosterigma kerslakae, Acrosterigma linguatigris, Acrosterigma maculosum, Acrosterigma magnum, Acrosterigma mauritianum, Acrosterigma paulayi, Acrosterigma pristipleura, Acrosterigma profundum, Acrosterigma punctolineatum, Acrosterigma reeveanum, Acrosterigma simplex, Acrosterigma sorenseni, Acrosterigma suluanum, Acrosterigma transcendens, Acrosterigma unicolor, Acrosterigma uniornatum, Acrosterigma variegatum

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acrosterigma capicorne in the database

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