Acrosterigma magnum

Acrosterigma magnum, or the magnum cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the true cockles.

Acrosterigma magnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Genus:	Acrosterigma
Species:	A. magnum
Binomial name
Acrosterigma magnum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cardium leucostomum Born, 1780 (synonym) Cardium magnum Linnaeus, 1758 (new comb.) Cardium marmoreum Lamarck, 1819 (synonym) Cardium subelongatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1840 (synonym) Trachycardium magnum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Acrosterigma magnum has a shell reaching a length of 38 – 48 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Mexico and northern Brazil.^[1]