Acrosterigma kerslakae Healy and Lamprell 1992 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: J. Healy and K. Lamprell. 1992. New species of Veneridae, Cardiidae, Crassatellidae, Tellinidae and Mactridae from Australia (Veneroida, Bivalvia, Mollusca). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 13:75-97

Belongs to Acrosterigma according to J. Healy and K. Lamprell 1992

Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Ovicardium), Acrosterigma (Vasticardium), Acrosterigma abrolhense, Acrosterigma amirante, Acrosterigma attenuatum, Acrosterigma burchardi, Acrosterigma capicorne, Acrosterigma cygnorum, Acrosterigma dalli, Acrosterigma dianthinum, Acrosterigma discus, Acrosterigma hobbsae, 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

Type specimen: AMS C31559

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

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

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