1 - Marine - Fauna / Flora
The Foot of a Spiny Cockle
"Acanthocardia Aculeata"
The Cockle lives in sand and mud in shallow water, often in brackish inlets. It burrows
until only the siphons project, pulling in water from which the animal strains the minute
planktonic organisms on which it feeds
The large powerful muscular foot is bent backward beneath the shell and then straightened
to accomplish the characteristic jumping form of forward locomotion.
In most adults, the foot is about as long as the greatest length of the shell.
Ref: 10649C
Date: 19/08/2012
Location: Saundersfoot Beach
