Acrosterigma attenuatum Sowerby 1841 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium attenuatum

Full reference: G.B. Sowerby. 1841. An extensive series of new species of the genus Cardium. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8(92):105-111

Belongs to Acrosterigma according to J. Vidal 1999

See also Sowerby 1841

Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Ovicardium), Acrosterigma (Vasticardium), Acrosterigma abrolhense, Acrosterigma amirante, Acrosterigma burchardi, Acrosterigma capicorne, 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 attenuatum in the database

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