Acanthocardia tuberculata
<em>Acanthocardia tuberculata</em> (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acanthocardia tuberculata
Vernacular names
Tuberculate cockle, Red nose
Distribution and status
Local. Distributed from the Irish Sea to the Iberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean and the Canaries.
Acanthocardia tuberculata
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The following datasets are included:
- Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: marine mollusc records
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Ecology and behaviour
Burrows in muddy sand and gravel from low water to 100m where it filters phytoplankton.
Key identification features
- Ribs are decorated with spines (though may be worn)
- Concentric fine riblets or striations extending between the ribs and continuing over them in a straight or chevron pattern.
References and links
Taxon details available from MolluscaBase (AphiaID 381057):
Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
For the species account provided by Marine Bivalves of the British Isles click here.
The UK NBN Atlas entry for the species can be accessed via this link.
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000173549]
Sort order
10270
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
Shell up to 90mm lomg, 90mm high, 70mm wide, juveniles round, adults roundish, becoming slightly produced posteriorly and with a slight keel, not produced anteriorly.