Centrocardita aculeata

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Centrocardita aculeata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Carditida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Centrocardita
Species:
C. aculeata
Binomial name
Centrocardita aculeata
(Poli, 1795) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cardita aculeata (Poli, 1795)
  • Cardita aculeata var. inermis Monterosato, 1878
  • Cardita elegans (Requien, 1848)
  • Cardita rhomboidea Brocchi, 1814 (dubious)
  • Centrocardita elegans (Réquien, 1848)
  • Chama aculeata Poli, 1795 (original combination)
  • Chama elegans Requien, 1848
  • Glans aculeata (Poli, 1795)

Centrocardita aculeata is a species of marine clams in the family Carditidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the European part of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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References

  1. Testacea Utriusque Siciliae. GS Poli, 1795