Cardites floridanus
| Cardites floridanus | |
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| Cardites floridanus brown form, left valve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Carditida |
| Family: | Carditidae |
| Genus: | Cardites |
| Species: | C. floridana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cardites floridana (Conrad, 1838)
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Cardites floridana, or the Broad-ribbed Carditid, is a marine clam in the family Carditidae.[1] It can be found along the coasts of Florida, Central America, South America (Brazil, Uruguay) and the Gulf of Mexico.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell shape of C. floridana is elongated quadrangular. The color is whitish gray with small areas of brown arranged on the ribs, covered by gray periostracum. It has approximately 20 coarse, rounded, beaded radial ribs. The interior is white with small light brown patches above muscle scars. It grows to be around 18–38 mm long. It typically inhabits sea-grass at a depth no more than 35 m (100 ft).[2]
Cardites floridanus var. albus
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Right valve -
Left valve
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cardites floridanus (Conrad, 1838)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ a b Mikkelsen, Paula M. (2008). Seashells of southern Florida : living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and adjacent regions, bivalves. Rüdiger Bieler. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11606-8. OCLC 78071775.
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