Roger Steeb, USA
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Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786)
Dinocardium robustum has a shell that reaches a length of 100–125 mm. This large and sturdy shell is obliquely ovate, with crenulate margins and about 32-36 rounded radial ribs present on both the inside and the outside.
This cockle burrows into the substrate by means of its strong foot, and like most bivalves feeds by filtering the water for plankton.
Synonymised names:
Cardium maculatum Gmelin, 1791
Cardium magnum Born, 1778 (junior homonym of Cardium magnum Linnaeus, 1758)
Cardium obliquum Spengler, 1799 (synonym)
Cardium robustum Lightfoot, 1786
Cardium ventricosum Bruguière, 1789 (synonym)
Dinocardium robustum vanhyningi Clench & L. C. Smith, 1944
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Dinocardium robustum vanhyningi Clench & L. C. Smith, 1944 accepted as Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786)
Dinocardium robustum has a shell that reaches a length of 100–125 mm. This large and sturdy shell is obliquely ovate, with crenulate margins and about 32-36 rounded radial ribs present on both the inside and the outside.
This cockle burrows into the substrate by means of its strong foot, and like most bivalves feeds by filtering the water for plankton.
Synonymised names:
Cardium maculatum Gmelin, 1791
Cardium magnum Born, 1778 (junior homonym of Cardium magnum Linnaeus, 1758)
Cardium obliquum Spengler, 1799 (synonym)
Cardium robustum Lightfoot, 1786
Cardium ventricosum Bruguière, 1789 (synonym)
Dinocardium robustum vanhyningi Clench & L. C. Smith, 1944
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Dinocardium robustum vanhyningi Clench & L. C. Smith, 1944 accepted as Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786)
