WoRMS taxon details
Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
138990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138990)
accepted
Species
Cardium (Cardium) aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cardium aculcatum Aradas & Benoit, 1872 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cardium aculeatum var. alba Monterosato, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium aculeatum var. depressa J. T. Marshall, 1893 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Cardium depressum Deshayes,...)
non Cardium depressum Deshayes, 1838
Cardium spinosum J. Sowerby, 1804 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Cardium spinosum Lightfoot,...)
non Cardium spinosum Lightfoot, 1786
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 824, erratum [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 824, erratum [details] Available for editors
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Note ‘in O. Europaeo australi’ [South...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138990 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardium spinosum J. Sowerby, 1804) Sowerby, J. (1804-1806). The British Miscellany: or coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects; many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles; and chiefly in the possession of the author: i-vi, 1-137, 1-31, pls. 1-76. London.
page(s): 65, pl. 32 [details]
original description (of Cardium aculcatum Aradas & Benoit, 1872) Aradas A. & Benoit L. (1872-1876 ["1870"]). Conchigliologia vivente marina della Sicilia e delle isole che la circondano. <em>Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali.</em> ser. 3, 6: 1-113, pls 1-2 [1872]; 113-226, pls 3-4 [1874]; 227-324, pl. 5 [1876]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43283
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 824, erratum [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cardium aculeatum var. depressa J. T. Marshall, 1893) Marshall, J. T. (1893-1894). Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 7: 241-265 [October 1893], 379-385 [April 1894]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31573735
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Cardium aculeatum var. alba Monterosato, 1872) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1872). <i>Notizie intorno alle conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Michele Amenta, Palermo, 61 pp. [October 2nd, 1872]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34578233
page(s): 22 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 164 [details]
page(s): 65, pl. 32 [details]
original description (of Cardium aculcatum Aradas & Benoit, 1872) Aradas A. & Benoit L. (1872-1876 ["1870"]). Conchigliologia vivente marina della Sicilia e delle isole che la circondano. <em>Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali.</em> ser. 3, 6: 1-113, pls 1-2 [1872]; 113-226, pls 3-4 [1874]; 227-324, pl. 5 [1876]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43283
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 824, erratum [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cardium aculeatum var. depressa J. T. Marshall, 1893) Marshall, J. T. (1893-1894). Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 7: 241-265 [October 1893], 379-385 [April 1894]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31573735
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Cardium aculeatum var. alba Monterosato, 1872) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1872). <i>Notizie intorno alle conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Michele Amenta, Palermo, 61 pp. [October 2nd, 1872]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34578233
page(s): 22 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 164 [details]
Other
additional source
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Voskuil, R. P. A.; Onverwagt, W. J. H. (1989). Inventarisation of the recent European and West African Cardiidae. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 28 (4-5): 49-96. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Voskuil, R. P. A.; Onverwagt, W. J. H. (1989). Inventarisation of the recent European and West African Cardiidae. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 28 (4-5): 49-96. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Classification Often credited to Linnaeus (1767) but the name is validly introduced in an erratum, p. 824, of Linnaeus (1758) "p. 679 line 62, muricatum read aculeatum", this because there is another Cardium muricatum (still in current use) on p. 680. [details]Length 50-78 mm [details]
Type locality ‘in O. Europaeo australi’ [South Europe] [details]
Type material Linnean Society of London A-F 0010001, syntypes [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | grote hartschelp | [details] |
| English | spiny cockle | [details] |
| French | coque épineusebucarde épineusebucarde aiguillonnée | [details] |
| German | Stachelige Herzmuschelgroße Herzmuschel | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αγκαθομεθύστρα | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (270 publications) (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Conchology (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To Conchology (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To Conchology (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
to Linnean Society of London (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Gard, Le Grau-...
To Malacopics (Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas, bea...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (270 publications) (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Conchology (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To Conchology (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To Conchology (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthocardia aculeata)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
to Linnean Society of London (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Gard, Le Grau-...
To Malacopics (Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas, bea...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cardium aculeatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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