About Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a bivalve mollusk. Its shell typically grows to around 95 millimeters, and is robust, equivalve, inflated, slightly inequilateral, with crenulated margins. The shell surface bears 18 to 20 strong radial ribs, marked with rows of spiny nodules. The shell's base color is usually pale brown, patterned with alternating darker concentric bands. This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs on the continental shelf at depths ranging from low tide down to 200 meters. Like most other bivalves, Acanthocardia tuberculata is a suspension feeder that filters phytoplankton.
