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Cardites antiquatus

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Cardites antiquatus
Shell of Cardites antiquatus from Sardinia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Cardites
Species:
C. antiquatus
Binomial name
Cardites antiquatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Cardites antiquatus is a species of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Carditidae.

Description

Cardites antiquatus has a shell reaching a size of 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in).

Distribution and habitat

This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea. It lives in muddy and sandy seabed at depths of 5 to 45 m.

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