| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Spiny cockle | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | 10.16 | 
| Acanthocardia deshayesii (Payraudeau, 1826) | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Acanthocardia echinata (Linneaus, 1758) | European prickly cockle | Arctic, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea | 7.5 | 
| Acanthocardia mucronata (Poli, 1795) | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby II, 1841) | Poorly ribbed cockle | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | 3.578 | 
| Acanthocardia spinosa (Solander, 1786) | Sand cockle | Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
| Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Moroccan cockles | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | 9 |