KM COLLECTION
Quality Shells of the Acanthocardia Genus
Acanthocardia aculeata Gallery
KM Collection holds the WRS (World Record Shell) for the biggest specimen of Acanthocardia aculeata. The Acanthocardia aculeata, presents a shell with 20-22 well spaced radial ribs with thorns thick, curved and hooked to the back half of the shell, these spines are arising from the midline of the rib. On the posterior angle and posterior area the spines are long and resemble thorns. The concentric sculpture is weak and shell, if not because of the spines, appears rather smooth. the gutter is strongly embattled. This Mollusk lives in sandy and muddy bottoms, usually from the intertidal zone to about 100 meters of depth. Discovered by Linnaeus, 1758.
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref.4829 - 106,25 mm WRS (biggest specimen) with ligament, Dawlish Warren, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2013
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4836 - 97,46 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - with ligament - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4837 - 97,16 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - with ligament - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref.4828 - 97,03 mm Dawlish Warren, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4838 - 96,36 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2017
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4839 - 95,90 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2017
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4840 - 95,68 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - with ligament - 2017
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4835 - 92,64 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - with ligament - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref.4830 - 92,53 Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref.4831 -90,99 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2014
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE- Ref.4714 - 89,76 mm - Amacao de Pera, Portugal F+++ With ligament, gill net 10/20mts, sandy bottom 8/2011
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4841 - 89.32 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - with ligament - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4842 - 88,62 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - with ligament - 2015
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref. 4843 - 88,50 mm Paignton Sands, Devon, English Channel Coast - England - F++ - 2017
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE- Ref.4825- 88,38 mm Algarve , Portugal - 2010 F+++ trawled in 25 mts.
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 - CARDIIDAE- Ref.4818- 88,30 mm Algarve, Portugal F+++ gill net at 40 mts - 2010
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE- Ref.4807- 83,90 mm Salamina Island, Greece F+++ - with ligament - dived at 8 on muddy sand - 2012
Acanthocardia aculeata – Linnaeus, 1758 CARDIIDAE - Ref.4802- 82,04 mm Camargue, France F++ 2011