Species FAO code: AKK

Acanthocardia aculeata

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Herzmuschel de Stachelige Herzmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Bucarde nl Hartschelp	–
Czech Republic	cs Srdcovka	–
Denmark	da Tornet hjertemusling da pigget hjertemusling	–
Germany	de Stachelige Herzmuschel de Herzmuschel	–
Netherlands	nl Gedoornde hartschelp	–
Portugal	pt Berbigão pt Berbigão-de-bicos	–
Slovenia	sl bodičasta srčanka	–
Spain	es Marolo	Galicia: Berberecho macho

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	86.0 kcal
Total fat	0.96 g
Saturates	0.187 g
Carbohydrate	3.57 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	14.67 g
Salt	1502.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Acanthocardia aculeata

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

AKK

Morphological description

Shell: solid, convex valves, equivalve and inequilateral, roughly oval in shape, uniformly deep yellow brown in color; sculpture consists of 20-22 well-developed ribs, with triangular spikes along the mid-line, in between are very marked concentric grooves; external ligament behind the umbones, hinge is heterodont; inside the valves are two identical scars (dimyarian and isomyarian) joined by a continuous pallial line, lacking a sinus. Body: foot is roughly cylindrical, well developed and used for leaping on the sand; distal extremity is bright red.

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyCardiidae
    - GenusAcanthocardia
      - SpeciesAcanthocardia aculeata

Synonyms

Cardium aculeata Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0307 — Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption
  - Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae)
    - 0307 71 00 — Live, fresh or chilled
    - 0307 79 — Other
      - 0307 79 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - 0307 79 90 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - Molluscs
    - 1605 56 00 — Clams, cockles and arkshells

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Acanthocardia aculeata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Dredges

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea