Warty cockle
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Warty cockle ( Acanthocardia tuberculata ) |
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Acanthocardia tuberculata | ||||||||||||
( Linnaeus , 1758) |
The warty cockle ( Acanthocardia tuberculata ) is a type of mussel from the order Cardiida .
features
The casing of the warty cockle reaches a diameter of 3 to 9 centimeters. The surface is ornamented with 20 to 24 ribs, which sometimes also have spikes. The lock has two cardinal teeth and two anterior posterior teeth and one posterior posterior tooth in the right flap. In the left valve there are two cardinal teeth of roughly the same size. The case gapes slightly at the rear end. The anterior and posterior sphincter muscles are approximately the same size (isomyar). The siphons are relatively short and the surface line is entire (integripalliat).
Distribution, way of life and occurrence
The distribution area of the species extends from southern Norway to Morocco. It also penetrates into the Mediterranean and has its maximum distribution in the Mediterranean.
The habitat of the warty cockle are silty, sandy or gravel substrates from the intertidal zone to the continental shelf at a depth of over 100 m.
Commercial importance
The warty cockle is fished and eaten in the Mediterranean region. The valves, like those of other cockle species, are used to make jewelry.
supporting documents
literature
- Rosina Fechter and Gerhard Falkner: molluscs. 287 pp., Mosaik-Verlag, Munich 1990 (Steinbach's Nature Guide 10), ISBN 3-570-03414-3
- Guido Poppe and Yoshihiro Goto: European Seashells Volume 2 (Scaphopoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda) . 221 pp., Verlag Christa Hemmen, Wiesbaden 1993 (2000 unc. Reprint) ISBN 3-925919-10-4