Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. Vidal. 1999. Taxonomic review of the elongated cockles: genera Trachycardium, Vasticardium and Acrosterigma (Mollusca, Cardiidae). Zoosystema 21(2):259-335
Belongs to Acrosterigma according to J. Vidal 1999
Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Ovicardium), Acrosterigma (Vasticardium), Acrosterigma amirante, Acrosterigma attenuatum, 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
Type specimen: WAM 775-91
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acrosterigma abrolhense in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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