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Wrinkled cockle

Vasticardium subrugosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The wrinkled cockle (Vasticardium subrugosum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the wrinkled cockle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the wrinkled cockle live?

Not recorded

Is the wrinkled cockle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the wrinkled cockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusVasticardium
  7. SpeciesVasticardium subrugosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)

Synonyms Acrosterigma subrugosa, Cardium subrugosum, Trachycardium subrugosum, Vasticardium cossignanii, Vasticardium flavum subrugosum

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wrinkled cockle

Other species in the same genus Vasticardium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wrinkled cockle?

The wrinkled cockle (Vasticardium subrugosum) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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CreatureData. (2026). Wrinkled cockle (Vasticardium subrugosum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wrinkled-cockle

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“Wrinkled cockle (Vasticardium subrugosum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wrinkled-cockle.

BibTeX
@misc{wrinkled_cockle_2026,
  title = {Wrinkled cockle (Vasticardium subrugosum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wrinkled-cockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}