Acanthocardia J.E. Gray, 1851
(spiny cockles)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAcanthocardia (spiny cockles)
SubfamilyCARDIINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyCARDIIDAE (cockles)
SuperfamilyCARDIOIDEA (cockles)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Acanthocardia (spiny cockles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acanthocardia (spiny cockles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acanthocardia (spiny cockles)
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