Cardites floridanus
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]
| Cardites floridanus | |
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| Upper view of a Cardites floridanus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Carditida |
| Family: | Carditidae |
| Genus: | Cardites |
| Species: | C. floridana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardites floridana (Conrad, 1838) | |
Description
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]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cardites floridanus (Conrad, 1838)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- 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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