| 词条 | Rough cockle | ||
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| image = Cardiidae - Acanthocardia tuberculata.JPG | image_width = 250px | image_caption = One valve of the shell of Acanthocardia tuberculata from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Bivalvia | ordo = Veneroida | superfamilia = Cardioidea | familia = Cardiidae | genus = Acanthocardia | species = A. tuberculata | binomial = Acanthocardia tuberculata | binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms =
}} The rough cockle (Acanthocardia tuberculata) is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. The genus Acanthocardia is present from the Upper Oligocene to the Recent. DescriptionThe shell of Acanthocardia tuberculata can reach a size of about 95 mm. This shell is robust, equivalve, inflated and slightly inequilateral, with crenulated margins. The surface shows 18-20 strong radial ribs, with rows of spiny nodules. The basic coloration is usually pale brown with alternating darker concentric bands. Distribution and habitatAcanthocardia tuberculata can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. This species is present in the continental shelf from low tide to 200 m. Like most other bivalves, these mollusks are suspension feeders filtering phytoplankton. Subspecies
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3 : Cardiidae|Molluscs described in 1758|Edible bivalves |
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