---
title: "Rough Cockle"
description: "Acanthocardia tuberculata — Outros animais. Acanthocardia tuberculata, the rough cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rough-cockle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rough Cockle

> Acanthocardia tuberculata — Outros animais. Acanthocardia tuberculata, the rough cockle, is a species of  saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.

- Scientific name: *Acanthocardia tuberculata*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4816
- Wikidata: [Q1479781](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1479781)
- iNaturalist taxon: [363963](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/363963)

## Names

- en: Rough Cockle
- de: Warzige Herzmuschel
- es: Berberecho
- fr: Bucarde tuberculée
- nl: Geknobbelde hartschelp

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1301), IT (833), FR (649), GR (446), PT (265), HR (122), AL (120), TR (108), IL (64), GB (52), DZ (50), MA (49)

## Summary

Acanthocardia tuberculata, the rough cockle, 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocardia_tuberculata

## Photo

![Rough Cockle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rough-cockle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109846511

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rough-cockle?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).