APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

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Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- shell / valve 1

Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- shell / valve inside

Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- whole shell 1

Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- whole shell side view 1

Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- whole shell / hinges 1

Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- whole shell 2

Prickly cockle
Acanthocardia echinata
- whole shell side view 2

Perhaps the largest cockle to be found on our shores and quite unmistakeable, for it is a larger, more chunkier, version of the familiar Common cockle. It favours similar habitats also, and can be found in sandy bays mainly across the south of the county. Par Beach, near St. Austell, Cornwall is a particularly good place to find them and where the images were taken. If the shells are not worn, look out for the teeth near the front of the shell.

Scientific and European Names:
Acanthocardia echinata, Prickly cockle, Pigghjerteskjell, Gedoornde Hartschelp, Bucarde, Dornige Herzmuschel, Stachelige Herzmuschel.

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